Friday, May 15, 2026

Tag: Supreme Court

US Senate confirms Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

Jackson will become the first Black woman and public defender to serve in 233 years.

Right-wing Supreme Court justices ‘just further poisoned your water’

The move, said one attorney, "shows disregard for the integrity of the Clean Water Act and undermines the rights of tribes and states to review and reject dirty fossil fuel projects that threaten their water."

Supreme Court conservatives about to kill fair elections permanently

Our nation is at a legal and ethical crossroads, where we must choose between actual ‘rule of law,’ or the rule of ‘judicial capture.'

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions...

Alexis Karteron, director of the Constitutional Rights Clinic at Rutgers University Law School, gives her impressions of the nomination.

Unpacking the uproar over the first Black woman Supreme Court nominee

Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equality explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.

Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses

The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."

Why do Supreme Court justices keep saying they’re not hacks?

If you don’t want to be considered political hacks, stop being political hacks.

Gun rights at the Supreme Court: Justices will consider if the...

Does the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognize a right to keep and bear arms in the home, or a right to “keep” firearms in the home and also “bear” them outside of the home for protection in society?

First major Second Amendment case before the Supreme Court in over...

The ruling will underscore the significance of their presence on the court.

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House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism

Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.

The fuel to my revolutionary optimism

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.