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.
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Roe v. World
It’s a myth that the Supreme Court got ahead of public opinion when it legalized abortion in 1973.
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DOMA, DOMA, DOMA: 1, Judicial challenges
A cheat sheet for the main lawsuits tackling the Defense of Marriage Act
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Supreme Court to Rule on ACA in Middle of Election Season
Via the invaluable SCOTUSBlog, the Supreme Court announced today that it will be hearing challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this term. The oral arguments will consolidate three of the anti-ACA lawsuits, and in addition to addressing basic questions of constitutionality, the Court will be considering the jurisdictional questions that could […]
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Q&A: Protecting Same-Sex Marriage in Iowa
A little-noticed special election earlier this week in Iowa had far-reaching consequences for the future of marriage equality. Liz Mathis’s victory will keep Democrats in the majority, ensuring that same-sex marriage will not be overturned anytime soon. The Prospect spoke with Troy Price, executive director of One Iowa, the state’s leading LBGT-rights organization. Why was […]
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In Which DOMA Crumbles Just a Little Bit More
Has anyone been trying to keep score at home on the many attacks on the Defense of Marriage Act? There are so many different ways it could fall. Today’s news came from the Senate, where the Judiciary Committee voted in favor of Sen. Feinstein’s Respect for Marriage Act, referring it to the full body. The […]
