The besieged agency cannot even handle its current workload. After last week’s Supreme Court ruling, workers expect millions more people seeking help.
Supreme Court
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Supreme Contempt for the Constitution
As Trump moves toward outright dictatorship, the Roberts Court keeps enabling him.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Assault on Trans Rights
On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Evan Urquhart dig into the recent transphobic Supreme Court decision, and how The New York Times enabled it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Not Only a Threat to Trans Rights
The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don’t count on other sex-based rulings to stand either.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Does the Supreme Court Really Believe in the Constitution?
States are supposed to lose representatives in the House if they infringe on voting rights. So far the Court has ignored that part of the 14th Amendment.
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DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court: Agency Deference Is Good Now
Less than a year after ending the latitude federal agencies were previously given by courts to implement laws, the Court’s conservatives brought it back for infrastructure approvals.
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The Court Lets Trump Run Amok Over Agencies That Protect Workers and Consumers
Today on TAP: But tells him to keep his hands off the Fed.
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Is the Press Next?
Sooner or later, dictators shut down the free press. In America, that might not be so easy, but it pays to be prepared.
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John Roberts’s Dangerous Game
In ruling after ruling, the Supreme Court pretends to uphold lower-court constraints on Trump but provides a road map for Trump to defy the judges’ orders.
