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Here’s What “Moore v. Harper” Means for Voting Rights Going Forward
The rejection of “independent state legislature” doctrine means fights against gerrymanders and racist laws can proceed.
Trump Demanded Lawyers Get Docs Back Even as They Told Him Indictment Was Coming
Trump falsely claimed that it was “illegal” that the documents were retrieved from him in the first place.
Ocasio-Cortez: Student Debt Decision Shows SCOTUS Rulings Are “Up for Sale”
“This SCOTUS’s corruption undercuts its own legitimacy by putting its rulings up for sale,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez.
Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.
The ascendance of the right in Greek politics shows how a left without strong class politics is a losing proposition.
DeSantis Transferred $92 Million to Project Helping Developer Who Donated to Him
One newspaper questioned whether the revelations demonstrated a “too-cozy” relationship between DeSantis and his donors.
SCOTUS Case to End Student Loan Forgiveness Relies on “Unwilling Participant”
David Dayen refutes Missouri’s argument that its state agency MOHELA will be harmed by the debt relief plan.
Supreme Court Kills Student Debt Relief, 1 Day After Slashing Affirmative Action
The decision comes as the student debt payment pause is slated to end, yanking away a chance at relief for millions.
Anti-LGBTQ Petitioners Apparently Made Up Gay Couple Cited in Major SCOTUS Case
The wedding website designer who brought the case has also never once made a wedding website.
Historians Condemn Philly Museum for Hosting Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Event
Moms for Liberty aims “to obstruct the professional responsibilities of historians,” one historians' group said.
Corporate Donors Fund Dark Money Push for Third Party Presidential Challenger
Of the 36 disclosed by the IRS, only two are not corporate executives, retired corporate executives or their spouses.