Today on TAP: Following the practice of ignoring precedent, an appellate ruling seeks to destroy consumer and investor protection.
Law & Justice
Katie Porter Versus … Lanny Davis?
The veteran Clinton lawyer is representing a developer accused of bribing Trump’s Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Putting Choice on the Ballot
Today on TAP: In some key states, voters can use initiatives and referendums to secure choice and boost Democrats in November.
Good Guys With Guns?
If a good guy with a gun is the answer to gun violence, then why has the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relied on interim directors for nearly a decade?
Non-Union Social Security Judges Doing Same Work as Their Union Counterparts
The situation, which dates back 15 years, could be remedied by the Biden administration, which has vowed to make the federal government a ‘model employer.’
Don’t Fret, Said Alito; There’s Family Leave!
Today on TAP: But there’s paid family leave only in states where abortion is legal and will remain so. No state where it’s being criminalized would consider such post-birth decency.
Alito Outs and Splits the Republicans
Today on TAP: His draft opinion overturning ‘Roe’ has the anti-abortion movement in frantic damage control mode. Will the spin work?
Networking
Since colonial times, people have sought out underground networks to escape persecution. After ‘Roe’ falls, women seeking abortions must rely on old strategies and new templates.
Justice Alito’s Bad-Faith Appeals to Majority Rule
The Supreme Court has eviscerated the ability for a majority of citizens to elect the representatives they want and have their will enacted.
‘Roe,’ Precedent, and Reliance
In his draft opinion, Justice Alito dismisses the idea that unintended pregnancies can upend women’s lives.

