In this Friday Round-Up: The Court moves rightward on Affirmative Action, but there is good DOMA news.
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Ho-Hum, Another Day, Another DOMA Defeat
You know you’re winning when a major win gets no news media attention at all.
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Trying to Win Beyond Virginia
The victory against transvaginal ultrasounds was small but encouraging.
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The Right to Tell Lies
Arguments in United States v. Alvarez delve into whether fibbing is free speech.
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The End of Affirmative Action in College
Does Fisher v. UT Austin spell the end of the admissions guideline?
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Bare Minimum Wage
Big business lobbyists work to prevent any rise in workers’ paychecks.
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Not in Montana
The state’s challenge to Citizens United might make the Supreme Court rethink—but not overturn—the ruling.
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No Celebrity Gossip Here
Should speech have to add value to society to be protected by the First Amendment?
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Damn Lies and Double Jeopardy
Supreme Court preview: When can the government try you twice for the same offense? When can it put you in jail for fibbing?
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The Contraception Mandate Does Not Violate the First Amendment
There are a number of problems with Michael Gerson’s column in the Washington Post arguing that the Obama administration’s application of contraceptive coverage requirements to institutions providing secular services but affiliated with religious groups was an “epic political blunder.” For one thing, the entire premise of the column is wrong. The new regulations are in […]