Tag: Supreme Court
Layoffs at Education Department will continue after Supreme Court ruling
The reduction-in-forces combined with voluntary and incentivized departures would cause an overall mass dismissal of 50 percent of the workforce.
SCOTUS rules on ban on gender transition care for minors
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's ban did not violate "U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law by discriminating on the basis of sex" and upholds ban against treatment for minors.
Trump and Bukele defy Supreme Court as Maryland resident remains imprisoned...
Despite unanimous Supreme Court ruling, Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained in El Salvador as leaders claim powerlessness to bring him home.
Wisconsin tried campaign finance reform. It ended up with the most...
As spending for its Supreme Court race surpasses more than $80 million, some campaign reformers are wondering if the state is reaching a tipping point.
Juliana v. US: Supreme Court decision brings 10-year climate case to...
"Our Children's Trust remains committed to working with young people to hold their government accountable and we will see the federal government back in federal court very soon."
Supreme Court weakens clean water protections, allowing more raw sewage discharge...
The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.
Jayapal’s bill to overturn Citizens United targets Musk’s ‘shadow presidency’
As billionaires like Elon Musk reshape American democracy, a new amendment seeks to reverse the Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporate money to dominate politics.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, calling it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’
"You are an American citizen if you were born on American soil—period. Nothing that the president can do will change that.”
Wyden pushes for major Supreme Court overhaul, seeks to restore public...
Senator Ron Wyden introduces sweeping legislation to expand the number of justices, implement transparency measures, and limit political influence on the nation’s highest court.
Trump-appointed judges continue assault on workers’ rights by undermining NLRB
In a move that could reshape labor rights across the country, these judges are granting preliminary injunctions to companies that argue the NLRB’s structure violates the U.S. Constitution.
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The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.
Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP work requirements
Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.
Trump’s Board of Peace is a dystopia in motion
If any entity requires immediate disarmament and deradicalization, it is Trump and his so-called Executive Board.
The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news?
Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.