Tag: Supreme Court
What you need to know about the GOP takeover of the...
We must see the GOP’s exercise of raw power for what it is and meet it with even greater force.
Remembering RBG: Legal giant’s death sparks furious fight in DC over...
Her death just 46 days before the November election sets up a major political battle over her replacement.
Ocasio-Cortez demands democrats use ‘every procedural tool available’ to stop Trump...
"We need to make sure that we mobilize on an unprecedented scale to ensure that this vacancy is reserved for the next president."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights...
“Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature.”
On 55th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, advocates call on Congress...
Since the Supreme Court gutted the law in 2013, more than 1,600 polling places have been closed, including many in largely-Black and Latino communities.
Supreme Court declines to overturn lower court decision that bars Floridians...
Voting rights advocacy groups called the Supreme Court's decision "deeply disappointing."
Indian Country treaties are valid—and matter, says Supreme Court ruling
“Promises were made,” Justice Gorsuch said in upholding Creek Nation jurisdiction over half of Oklahoma.
Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow...
States may now think twice before ignoring treaty promises or challenging tribal jurisdiction.
Supreme Court ruling denounced as ‘dangerous and serious’ attack on women’s...
“No employer is welcome into the exam room when I talk to patients about their contraception options, why should they be able to dictate the method from their corner office?” asked one physician.
Supreme Court’s ruling delays Keystone XL Pipeline construction furthermore
"No oil pipeline is safe, and TransCanada’s record over the past decade does little to assuage concerns of a spill."
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.