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Legislative Stranglehold
Passing the REINS bill would give Republicans the ability to veto any significant new regulations.
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Do Kagan and Sotomayor Bleed Blue?
For Obama’s Supreme Court appointees, a case involving the right to face one’s accuser provides an important litmus test on civil liberties.
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Justice, Deferred
It may be frustrating when federal watchdogs strike toothless deals with Wall Street, but it reflects regulators’ alarming lack of resources.
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Death, Interrupted
Oregon’s stay of execution for a death-row inmate signals a wider movement to stop capital punishment.
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The Latest Roberts Court Atrocity
The Supreme Court rules to return to prison a grandmother who poses no danger to society.
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Republicans Deep-Six the NLRB
Doing filibustering Senate Republicans one better, the one Republican member on the (currently) three-member National Labor Relations Board appears to have decided to bring the board to a screeching halt by refusing to vote and thus denying it a quorum. In a letter made public yesterday, Republican Brian Hayes wrote fellow GOP-er John Kline, chairman […]
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Stare Indecisis
The Supreme Court won’t likely rule on the Affordable Care Act based on precedent.
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DNA, Massachusetts, and the Question: Why Exonerate the Innocent?
Why is Massachusetts one of only two states that doesn’t allow prisoners to test DNA that might prove their innocence?
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Will the Supreme Court Overturn Obamacare?
Two political scientists calculate the probabilities.
