Vox cites a new California law against misclassifying workers as its smoke screen—excuse us, reason—for mass layoffs.
Law & Justice
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Pelosi Can Save Obamacare With a One-Line Amendment
By repealing the individual mandate, which is now functionally inert, the House Speaker can invalidate a push to eliminate the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Utah Statement: A Bulwark Against Private Power
Legal scholars have penned a statement of beliefs about how to best disrupt corporate concentration.
Posted inTAP
Impeachment as a Derailer of the Judges Train
Today on TAP: Can a Senate trial stop the Trump judges from being confirmed?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Koch Network’s Criminal Justice Team-Ups Only Go So Far
Democrat John Bel Edwards worked with the Koch empire on criminal justice. Now their money is going to unseat him in the Louisiana governor’s race.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Canada Must Decide Whether the U.S. Is a Safe Country for Migrants
The ‘safe third country’ agreement between the U.S. and Canada is on trial in Canada’s federal court. New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan says the agreement, which makes it harder to apply for asylum, is immoral.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dreamers Protest as Supreme Court Hears DACA Case
Recipients of DACA and TPS brought their fight to the steps of the courthouse.
Posted inImpeachment
The Conservative Legal Community Is Grasping at Straws to Defend Donald Trump
An article from Federalist Society board chair Steven Calabresi misapplies constitutional amendments about jury trials to the impeachment inquiry.
Posted inPolitics
Virginia Elections Feature Competitive Races Where There Have Been None for Years
When Virginians vote next week, they’ll have a chance to overthrow a Republican regime that governed through gerrymandering.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Marijuana Legalization Plan Shows Sanders Is No Socialist
His proposal seeks to create a class of marijuana small-business owners, rather than nationalizing the industry and forwarding the benefits to victims of marijuana prohibition.