Tag: SCOTUS
SCOTUS votes in favor of Trump’s ‘Muslim’ travel ban
"I am deeply disappointed that this ruling gives legitimacy to discrimination and Islamophobia."
The Trump takeover of the courts
This takeover of the federal bench is another assault on our democracy.
To Native culture, the salmon decision means more than a treaty...
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
How Trump and the GOP’s SCOTUS screw workers
Billionaires and corporations provide the money that fuels this anti-worker machine.
SCOTUS temporarily allows parts of Trump’s Muslim ban, will rule on...
Some of the conservative Justices did, however, indicate that they would be willing to uphold the ban, in full.
SCOTUS: Okay for debt collectors to hound people, even after statute...
“The result is that debt buyers have won ‘billions of dollars in default judgments’ simply by filing suit and betting that consumers will lack the resources to respond.”
Supreme Court Overturns Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
What does the new decision mean for other states with TRAP laws?
In Scathing Dissent, Justice Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Just Gave The...
“It implies that you are not a citizen of a democracy but the subject of a carceral state, just waiting to be cataloged.”
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
Justice Antonin Scalia died, and the anti-union litigants lost the fifth vote they needed to prevail.
Obama’s Nomination Insurance for Plutocracy
Obama can call Garland moderate and Republicans can call him liberal, but on the most important question of 2016 he is neither.
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Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries and Palestinian Authority documents amid accusations of...
The latest proclamation widens full and partial entry restrictions, targets Palestinians holding Palestinian Authority travel papers, and draws condemnation from lawmakers and refugee advocates who say the policy is racist and punitive.
Trump declares naval blockade against Venezuela as lawmakers warn of unauthorized act of war
President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.
Senate approves record Pentagon budget as Democrats help advance Trump’s defense agenda
Bipartisan vote sends $900 billion military bill to Trump’s desk amid war powers concerns and domestic cuts.
Doin’-the-Right-Thing Rag
Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don't Ask Donald Trump!)
Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech