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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 …
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.
Administration Asks Appeals Court for Stay on Indefinite Detention Ban, Triggers Constitutional Showdown
The Justice Department sent a letter to Forrest and the 2nd Circuit late Friday night informing them that at 9 a.m. Monday the Obama administration would ask the 2nd …
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Democratic Platform Supports Amending Constitution to Reverse Citizens United
The platform approved by delegates on Tuesday attacks Republicans for applauding the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision and calls for campaign finance reforms to reverse the landmark ruling.
Race-Concious Admissions Policies Benefit Students and the Workforce, According to Social Scientists
A group of social scientists today filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court with research offering a deeper understanding of how a diverse educational environment benefits White …
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Emails From ALEC Member Russell Pearce Show Anti-Immigrant Law May Have Been Racially Motivated
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona has asked the man behind the
Romney Pleases Political Donor on Israel
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is stopping in Israel to highlight his close ties to Prime Minister Netanyahu. But the visit also will showcase super Super-PAC donor Sheldon Adelson, …
Arizona’s Immigrants and Unions Organize Against “Show Me Your Papers” Law
While opponents of Arizona's harsh anti-immigrant law went back to court last week to try to stop the law from coming into force, some unions and community groups are …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Half-Million Eligible Voters Will Find It Virtually Impossible to Get the Necessary ID to Be Able to Vote in November, and More
A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice reveals just how damaging Republican-backed Voter Suppression ID laws will be to hundreds of thousands of Americans.