Source: Now that President Donald Trump has pretty much exhausted every legal avenue his team of attorneys could think of to get him out of the civil judgment against him for the sexual assault of magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, a judge has ruled that it’s time for the president to pay up, regarding the […]
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Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Watching MAGA conservatives crash out over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship has been interesting in a comical sort of way, because it’s like they just discovered this century-and-a-half-old constitutional amendment when President Donald Trump made it his mission to end it, and they talk about it […]
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Source: ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty Megyn Kelly has been going full Megyn KKKelly in regard to the subject of immigrants on U.S. soil, and how even the ones who are documented need to leave because they just can’t assimilate into whatever it is white conservatives think “American” culture is. So, it should surprise no one […]
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Source: Alex Wong / Getty Calling this week’s spate of Supreme Court rulings a mixed bag would be an understatement. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on transgender athletes and rejected an effort by the Trump administration to place restrictions on birthright citizenship. Like I said, a mixed bag. The Hill reports that […]
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Source: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty Last month, we reported that the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the magazine columnist who President Donald Trump has been found liable for sexually assaulting. Well, we haven’t heard anything about that investigation since it was announced, but we do have the result […]
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Now, some people have really big town squares. They own major media publications. Other people have smaller town squares. It may be just their social media feed, it may be their dinner table, it may be their bridge club or the bowling league they belong to, but everybody’s got some place where they can speak […]
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Source: Alabama Department of Corrections / Alabama DOC For some weird reason, it’s not enough for state officials in Alabama to execute a man who has been sentenced to death; they feel the need to do it in a way that is likely painful, certainly cruel and definitely unusual. In fact, Alabama officials were so […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty Voting is the linchpin of our democracy. But as the nation nears its 250th birthday, it is appropriate to question not only the strength of the franchise, but whether we are now living in an illusion of democracy itself. To assess democracy in this moment without the benefit of a spiritual […]
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Prosecution used racist stereotypes to dismiss Black jurors, but trial judge accepted the ‘race-neutral’ reasons Supreme Court overturned the conviction, citing ‘confusion, oversight, or an overly hurried jury selection process’ Decision is a rare win for the court, which has gutted voting rights and affirmative action in recent rulings Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty After […]
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Source: Ladanifer / Getty In November 1910, one year after its founding, the NAACP launched its official communications hub, The Crisis magazine, which documented lynching, disenfranchisement, segregation, racial terror, and the everyday humiliations of Jim Crow. Its founding editor, the civil rights activist and child advocate W.E.B. Du Bois, featured a drawing of a Black […]
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The Supreme Court put Black voting rights on the chopping block with its ruling on Callais v Louisiana. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was intended to protect Black voters from disenfranchisement, but that’s all changed after the Callais decision. In this week’s Le[e]gal Brief, attorney Lee Merritt breaks down what can be done […]
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Source: Barry Williams / Getty As America approaches its 250th birthday, we can look around us and see all the ways our democracy and society have been enriched by becoming more inclusive. Yet, recent regressions in law and policy are attempting to cement us to a reality where only wealthy, white men have a voice, […]
Read MoreSource: diane555 / Getty On Monday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court previously ruled was racially gerrymandered. NBC News reports that the Supreme Court set aside those previous rulings and sent the case back to the lower courts for relitigation. Alabama has tried for […]
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Last week, the Supreme Court finished gutting the Voting Rights Act in its ruling on Louisiana v. Callais. While there’s normally a 32-day period between when a ruling is announced and when it’s formally passed down, the Supreme Court ruled that redistricting can begin immediately, sparking a fierce back-and-forth between Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji […]
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Source: Peter Dazeley / Getty In a quick reversal of a lower court’s decision, the Supreme Court on Monday paused a 5th Circuit ruling that banned the mailing of Mifepristone, an abortion drug. Issued by Justice Samuel Alito, the brief order holds off on enforcing the telehealth ban while litigation continues. The case is one […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty Last week, Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment that would implement a new congressional map, giving Democrats a 10-1 advantage in House seats. While it looked like a victory for Democrats nationwide, on Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling blocking certification of the vote. WUSA […]
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A cursory look at the organizations that sponsored the NERA report lends some credence to Sotomayor’s assessment. Coal producers Murray Energy and Peabody Energy, for instance—two petitioners that sought a stay of the Clean Power Plan—were, in 2016, members of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, or the ACCCE. American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, whose members […]
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Source: LEONARDO MUNOZ / Getty Last week, the Supreme Court told the country that Colorado cannot bar licensed counselors from engaging in conversion therapy with minors the way the state tried to. In an 8-1 decision, the Court treated the law as a First Amendment problem and said Colorado was regulating speech based on viewpoint. […]
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Source: Grant Baldwin / Getty Tuesday’s North Carolina primary, as well as its 2025 local elections, offered a jolt of energy and some hope amid the dumpster fire. High turnout and an engaged electorate seemed to rebut concerns about the health of our democracy. Yet, that turnout happened despite countless efforts, year after year, aimed […]
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Source: Al Drago / Getty Last month, we reported that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda as unconstitutional and unlawful, as a result of the Trump being unable to get it through his thick, spray tan-abused head that the president doesn’t just get to assume authority granted to Congress. Well, […]
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