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Partisan Gerrymandering Could Soon Be Unconstitutional
Anti-gerrymandering action at the state level is well underway.
The Stakes of the Supreme Court’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Wisconsin
A high court decision against partisan gerrymandering would be a crucial step toward free and fair elections in the US.
Trump Uses London Attack to Call for Supreme Court to Back Travel Ban Blocked by Multiple Courts
Trump launched a tweet storm calling for the US to impose his proposed Muslim travel ban.
Trump’s Choice of Gorsuch Endangers Civil, Human and Environmental Rights
With Gorsuch on the bench, people of color, women and unions will see their hard-earned rights undermined.
Bush Officials Immunity for War on Terror Abuses to Be Subject, Again, of Supreme Court Battle
SCOTUS will determine if high-ranking US officials can be sued for civil rights abuses that occurred just after September 11.
As SCOTUS Deadlocks on Obama’s Immigration Plan, Immigrants “Continue to Live in Daily Fear”
In a major setback for the immigrant rights movement, a divided Supreme Court has blocked President Obama's plan to shield as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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Supreme Court’s Non-Ruling Leaves Contraception Access for Religious Nonprofit Employees Uncertain
The Supreme Court decided not to rule on a number of cases concerning the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
The Supreme Court Is at Stake: Why the Presidential Election Matters
A US Supreme Court for the few or the many? Not voting gives your voice to others to decide.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Scalia’s Absence Has Led to Progressive Supreme Court Victories, and More
Justice Antonin Scalia was a champion of so-called conservative values.
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After “Friedrichs” Victory, US Labor Can’t Take It Easy: We Have a World to Win
After the Friedrichs Supreme Court victory, it is time for the US labor movement to celebrate — and then to mobilize.