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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
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Sonia Sotomayor Fears for the Judiciary—and for Justice
Last week, Trump took his fight against asylum seekers straight to the top, and the Supreme Court okayed it. Sotomayor and Ginsburg thought that set a scary precedent.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
States Lock In Fair and Just Redistricting Despite Supreme Court Decision
Voting rights advocates and litigators in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other key states are fighting against gerrymandering—and reaping dividends just in time for 2021.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Mark Janus Wants His Union Dues Back
A year after Janus v. AFSCME, right-to-work forces organize against organized labor in California.