Tag: Supreme Court

Is the Supreme Court intent on showing the world how to upend public efforts to address discrimination, gun violence, and climate change?

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court claimed that the Biden administration's plan lacked authority and overstepped the powers of the Education Department and instead needed to go through Congress.

"The Higher Education Act should be used immediately and rapidly to deliver on this essential commitment."

At least 29 of the voter suppression laws passed since the Shelby v. Holder County decision would have been subject to the preclearance provision that the ruling ended.

Nine justices ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution guarantees the "inherent right of a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy when necessary to preserve her life."

"It puts our Nation’s wetlands – rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds connected to them – at risk of pollution and destruction, jeopardizing the sources of clean water that millions of American families, farmers, and businesses rely on."

While the ruling was fractured and reflected complex legal questions, it is a major victory for those working to improve farm animal welfare.

And they wonder why their public approval rating—and legitimacy—are in the ditch!

California's Prop. 1, which bans the in-state sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals “confined in a cruel manner,” was challenged by the corporate pork production industry.

“Because they don’t have an ethics code, you don’t know whether they’re doing things in an above-board way.”