Biden has diversified the bench by many metrics, but corporate-side attorneys still fill most federal judgeships.
Law & Justice
Posted inPolitics
Why Alejandro Mayorkas Wasn’t Impeached
It may have had to do with his recent announcement on stopping goods made with forced labor, which potentially swayed a Republican China hawk to vote no.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Assaults on the Right to Vote
The latest challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 concerns who is allowed to sue to enforce it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moral Bankruptcy
The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Dead Cellphone, $27 in Cash and Nowhere to Turn
Migrants released by ICE after dark often must rely on the kindness of strangers and sheer luck or risk spending long nights on the street.
Posted inTransportation
How Boeing Ruined the JetBlue-Spirit Merger
The judge’s ruling in the case revealed all the deficiencies in the manufacturing and distribution of commercial air travel.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dollar General Overcharges ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Customers, Lawsuit Alleges
The prices paid at the register do not match the price tags, according to a class action lawsuit working through the courts.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Florida Abortion Rights Supporters Mean What They Say
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before the state supreme court puts direct democracy in the dock again.
