Tag: Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court to weigh same-sex marriage challenge from former Kentucky clerk...
At a Nov. 7 conference, justices will decide whether to revisit the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling that legalized marriage equality nationwide.
McConnell caught trying to sabotage Covid Relief agreement in order to...
The window to hash out any details of a coronavirus relief deal is coming to an end as Election Day approaches even though there is a huge need for one.
‘Should be ashamed’: After installing Barrett, McConnell adjourns Senate for recess...
“Small business owners, workers, and families are desperate for support—and lawmakers and the president abandoned them in order to focus on jamming through a historically non-transparent and extreme Supreme Court pick.”
“A Barrett confirmation is a catastrophe”: What Democrats can do to...
“A 6-3 majority on the court is basically a bomb coming at what is left of our protections against corruption in politics, against corporate money, against what is left of the Voting Rights Act.”
Amy Coney Barrett’s remarks on climate change raise alarm that a...
“It’s a really big deal — and a sign of a complete failure of our democracy — to be confirming a climate denier to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court during a moment when urgent climate action is an existential priority.”
Can Trump delay election or reject peaceful transition of power? Amy...
Republicans are racing to confirm the 48-year-old federal judge before Election Day, which would give conservatives a commanding 6-3 majority on the high court.
A rigged judiciary leads to rigged elections: Ari Berman on Barrett...
“[Trump] wants a justice who will rule his way on the vote count, no matter what the facts or the law actually says.”
‘Incapable of rendering equal justice’: 150 groups demand senators reject Coney...
"The undersigned organizations urge the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Judge Barrett and allow the president duly chosen in the 2020 general election to fill the existing Supreme Court vacancy."
Showing 76% of Coney Barrett rulings put corporate interests over people,...
Trump's selection of Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg represents an agenda to favor corporations and the wealthy.
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What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
Trump administration activates never-used deportation court for first time in 30 years
The Justice Department’s unprecedented filing before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court opens a little-known legal pathway that could expand executive deportation powers while relying on sealed evidence and limited public scrutiny.
Trump administration narrows Endangered Species Act protections by removing habitat destruction rule
The administration has eliminated a decades-old definition of “harm,” making it more difficult to use the Endangered Species Act to stop projects that destroy critical wildlife habitat.
Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous, legendary clean water...
We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.