Florida fight over felon voting rights playing out at US Supreme Court
From the South Florida Sun-Sentiel: A battle over voting rights in Florida is playing out at the U.S. Supreme Court, with the ability of hundreds of thousands of felons to…
Supreme Court ruling allows plan for religious limits to Obamacare contraceptive coverage
From today’s NBC News Online: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to give the nation’s employers more leeway in refusing to provide free…
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The Supreme Court just handed down some truly awful news for voting rights
From today’s Vox News Online: The Supreme Court handed down two brief, unsigned orders on Friday concerning what restrictions states may place on absentee voting during the coronavirus pandemic. Though…
SCOTUS could upend consumer financial protection as we know it
From today’s CNBC News Online: A case before the Supreme Court has the power dramatically to reshape how the U.S. government polices financial fraud and other misdeeds against consumers —…
Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case
From today’s NPR News Online: The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy loomed large over arguments at the court Tuesday in a set of cases testing whether employers are…
We Talked to the Lawyer Fighting for the Right to Be Trans at Work
From today’s Vice Media: At this point, many Americans are familiar with what happened to Aimee Stephens: For years, she was a valued employee at a funeral home. Then, in…
Supreme Court decides federal judges cannot block gerrymandering
From today’s CNBC Online: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts may not block gerrymandering in a 5-4 decision that fell along partisan lines. The court also ruled, in…
Clarence Thomas Voted With Liberals in a Big Consumer Rights Case. Why?
From today’s Slate Magazine: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a surprising 5–4 decision in Home Depot v. Jacksonthat progressive advocates view as a win for consumers and class actions.…
Kavanaugh Seems Conflicted About Gerrymandering at SCOTUS Arguments
From today’s NPR News Online: The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on the question of whether there’s any limit on what the courts can impose on partisan redistricting, also known…
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Trump’s SCOTUS nominee favors corporations over working Americans
Today’s Press Release from the AFL-CIO: Working people expect the Supreme Court to be the most fair and independent branch of government in America, yet recent decisions have protected the…