News | Reproductive Rights Supreme Court Justices Indicate They Probably Won’t Limit Access to Mifepristone Two conservative justices seemed to give anti-abortion activists a blueprint for challenging the drug in the future. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights If Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Pills, Birth Control Could Be Next Republicans across the country have blocked Democratic efforts to codify the right to use contraception. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout March 26, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments Tuesday on FDA Mifepristone Approval Process Lower courts in the case relied on anonymous internet blog posts and questionable witnesses to formulate their opinions. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 7 in 10 Americans Say Trump’s “Presidential Immunity” Argument Is Bogus Trump's legal team submitted a brief to the Supreme Court demanding the election subversion case against him be dropped. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 20, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Rules Trump Eligible to Run for President in 2024 Race The court ruled that only Congress may decide the eligibility status of federal candidates under the 14th Amendment. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 4, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Delays Trump’s Election Subversion Trial for Several More Months Oral arguments before the High Court won't begin until mid-April, with an actual ruling likely coming well after that. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 29, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections “McConnell’s Legacy Has Been One of Obstruction,” Says Sen. Jeff Merkley Merkley describes McConnell’s use of the filibuster as having “broken the cycle in which government can function.” By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 29, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Judicial Legitimacy Is at Stake as Trump Attempts to Delay Legal Proceedings Yet the potential failure of the courts to operate in a timely fashion is anything but new to this Trump-era moment. By Karen J. Greenberg , TomDispatch February 29, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Announces He’s Stepping Down From GOP Leadership Role The 82-year-old is the longest-serving GOP leader in Senate history, having stepped into the role in 2007. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Inside the GOP’s Secret Assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington State The Washington State case is one of 38 in 12 states that seek to roll back protections against discrimination. By Marilyn W. Thompson , ProPublica February 28, 2024 Truthout