This Supreme Court Disaster Didn’t Have To Happen
What once may have sounded like a distant and wonkish abstraction — namely, the nature of future nominees to the United States Supreme Court — is now upon us as a rapidly worsening catastrophe. Within the past few days, owing to the seat stolen by Senate Republicans for Neil Gorsuch in 2017, the high court […]
What’s At Stake In Supreme Court Gerrymander Decision
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard one of the most politically consequential cases in years, to decide whether partisan gerrymandering, or having elected politicians choose which voters do and don’t cast ballots in specific U.S. House and state legislative elections, is constitutional. If you want to know why the GOP has not only controlled […]
Abortions, With No Regrets
More than 100 women filed supporting briefs full of stories about the abortions that made it possible for them — and often their families — to live safe and productive lives.
Unhappy Anniversary: How Anthony Kennedy Flooded Democracy With ‘Sewer Money’
On today’s anniversary of the ‘Citizens United’ decision, which exposed American democracy to increasing domination by the country’s very richest and most reactionary figures, it is worth recalling the false promise made by the Supreme Court justice who wrote the majority opinion in that case.
Conservative U.S. Justices Prepared To Deliver Blow To Unions
A ruling allowing non-union workers to stop paying “agency fees” equivalent to union dues, could strip public sector unions of millions of dollars.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears First Argument In Landmark Gay Rights Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which links together four cases challenging same-sex marriage bans in states that do not recognize the right of gay couples to marry.
Justice Who Once Tried To Kill Obamacare Now Potential Savior
Anthony Kennedy may hold the Affordable Care Act’s fate in his hands.
Will Modern Marriage Win?
Why marriage equality advocates should expect good news from the Supreme Court.
Analysis: On Gay Marriage, Supreme Court To Weigh Equal Rights And States’ Rights
Is the Supreme Court ready to pave the way for marriage equality?
Supreme Court Puts Gay Marriages On Hold In Idaho And Nevada
Find out why Justice Kennedy is pumping the brakes on gay marriage.
A ‘Narrow’ Decision From The Narrow-Minded
Relax. This is not a slippery slope. So Justices Samuel Alito writing for the majority and Anthony Kennedy writing in concurrence, take pains to assure us in the wake of the Supreme Court’s latest disastrous decision. The same august tribunal that gutted the Voting Rights Act and opened the doors for unlimited money from unknown […]
A Missed Chance On Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON — To understand why religious freedom matters, put yourself in the position of someone who is part of a minority faith tradition in a town or nation that overwhelmingly adheres to a different creed. Then judge public practices by how they would affect the hypothetical you. This act of empathy helps explain why religious […]
On Our Highest Court, A Former Lobbyist Guts Campaign Finance Reform
For a large and bipartisan majority of Americans, the increasing power of money in politics is alarming, but not for the conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court, whose members appear to regard the dollar’s domination of democracy as an inevitable consequence of constitutional freedom — and anyway, not a matter of grave concern. […]
Judge Overturns Texas Ban On Gay Marriage
By Chuck Lindell, Austin American-Statesman AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a federal judge in San Antonio ruled Wednesday. U.S. Judge Orlando Garcia issued an injunction barring Texas from enforcing a law and constitutional amendment that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and ban the state from recognizing same-sex marriages that were […]