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Is Ohio the Florida of the 2012 Election?
The Supreme Court has so far refused to intervene in the voting rights mess unfolding in Ohio, instead leaving in place a 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that …
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The Supreme Court and the Death of Progress
But the fate of over a hundred years of progress will be decided at the ballot box during this election, because the Supreme Court is hanging in the balance.u00a0 …
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Where Romney and Obama Stand on the Supreme Court
The next president could very well appoint one or two new justices. And who steps down first could also depend on who's elected.
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Secretive Surveillance Program Goes to the Supreme Court
The US government insists that Americans donu2019t have the right to challenge a law that lets the NSA eavesdrop on them, but that could change next week.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Top 12 Election Issues Nobody Is Talking About
After two debates, many American voters are still feeling disappointed in the lack of attention to key issues that will shape the future of this country. Here are 12 …
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Affirmative Action: A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
Brazil is giving meaning to the notion that fighting discrimination is a priority, assuring that education is a universal human right.
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Citizens United Ruling Accounts for 78 Percent of Outside Campaign Spending
“This money enabled outside groups to run shadow campaigns for or against candidates of their choice,” according to the study. The spending also includes about"$4.1 million in expenditures for …
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Moyers: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jamie Raskin on the Pro-Corporate Supreme Court
“We wanted to bring attention to how this court has empowered the 1% at the expense of the 99%,” says vanden Heuvel.
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Five SCOTUS Cases That Could Be Overruled In A Romney Court, And Five That Could Be Overruled Under Obama
On Monday, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report outlining many of the Supreme Court cases that could be overruled if President Obama appoints just one …
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Investigative Journalist Craig Unger on the Continuing Power of Karl Rove
If you want to see the personification of how the Citizens United decision is playing out in this campaign, look no further than Karl Rove.