Recent critiques of the proposed levies hinge on breathing new life into the Constitutional Convention’s infamous compromise with slavery.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
‘We Own This’: Trump Administration Defends Decision to End DACA in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
The case rests on whether that decision is reviewable by the courts or not.
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 inLaw and Justice
Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?
Five possibilities for strengthening the Court and rebuilding public trust
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Democrats Can Insulate New Laws From a Hostile Supreme Court
The conservative Roberts Court has become increasingly aggressive in attacking Democratic laws and policies. It’s time for Democrats to counterattack.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Great News: The Supreme Court Might Attack the CFPB
It sounds bad, but it would likely enable a Democratic president to get rid of an unqualified, anti-regulatory Consumer Financial Protection director immediately.
Posted inLaw and Justice
An Obscure Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Undocumented Immigrants
The Court heard a case about whether to allow states to set immigration policies. Here’s what it was like inside the courtroom.
Posted inImpeachment
Gaming Impeachment
Trump’s stonewall could pose a problem for some Senate Republicans—and provide a protective cover for the Supreme Court’s GOP-niks.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Considers Civil Rights Statutes as Tool to Protect LGBT Workers Against Job Discrimination
When it comes to LGBT workplace rights, the justices will rule on whether the landmark 1964 statute means what it says and says what it means.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway
