A roundup of the biggest cases likely to be heard by the most powerful judicial body in the land in the upcoming year
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Going to the Courthouse, and We’re Gonna Get Married
Today, no news from the Supreme Court is good news. Tomorrow?
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Wisconsin Judge Throws Out Anti-Union Legislation
The struggle over Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s bid to deny collective bargaining rights to most of the state’s public sector employees isn’t quite over yet. Last week, state judge Juan Colas threw out the law as it applied to most of the covered employees. The crucial question at this point is whether this opinion has […]
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How Conservatives Captured the Courts
Jeffrey Toobin’s new book highlights the role party politics have played in shaping our federal legal system.
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Arbitrary Detention Suffers First of Perhaps Many Blows
A Federal judge issued a permenant injunction against part of the National Defense Authorization Act this week.
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Foreclosure Free-For-All
The CFPB is getting resistance from its allies on proposed mortgage policies.
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Would Roe Survive Romney?
Mitt Romney needed to distance himself from the Republican Senate candidates who have been explicit about the misogyny opponents of legal abortion are supposed to leave latent, babbling nonsense about how women can’t get pregnant from “legitimate rape” and comparing being raped to having sex outside of marriage. So Romney did what he does best: […]
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Fighting Hate with … Violence?
An LGBT center volunteer opens fire at the Family Research Council’s headquarters.
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Too Long, Didn’t Read My Rights
A new website helps consumers understand legal agreements
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Supreme Court Permits Execution of Man with IQ of 61
How do you prevent cruel and unusual punishment when no one is willing to enforce the rules?