All posts tagged "Supreme Court"
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DEMOCRACY
16 States Urge Supreme Court To Limit Protections For LGBTQ Workers
August 28, 2018Sixteen U.S. states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, filed an amicus curiae brief asking the...
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CLIMATE
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Admin Request To Stop Lawsuit From Children Hurt By Climate Change
July 30, 2018The Supreme Court rejected on Monday the Trump administration’s request to stop the discovery process of...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Booker To Kavanaugh: ‘I Request That You Pledge To Recuse Yourself’ On Trump-Related Cases
July 20, 2018Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is asking Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to recuse himself if Trump-related cases...
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DEMOCRACY
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Is The Least Popular Nominee Since Gallup Began Polling In 1987
July 18, 2018President Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is the least popular nominee since Gallup began polling...
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NEWS
Trump Picks Judge Brett Kavanaugh To Succeed Justice Kennedy On The Supreme Court
July 9, 2018President Donald Trump has picked federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony M....
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NEWS
Collins Suggests She Won’t Vote For SCOTUS Pick Who Doesn’t View Roe v. Wade As ‘Settled Law’
June 27, 2018GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) told reporters on Wednesday she views Roe v. Wade, the landmark...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Feinstein: Senate Should Follow ‘McConnell Standard’ And Delay Vote On Supreme Court Nominee
June 27, 2018Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the Senate should...
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NEWS
CNN Legal Analyst Predicts Abortion Will Be Outlawed In 20 States Within Months Of Kennedy Retirement
June 27, 2018CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin predicted that abortion will be illegal in many states within months...
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NEWS
Justice Kennedy To Retire From Supreme Court, Handing Trump Key Seat
June 27, 2018Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced on Wednesday he would retire after more than 30 years...
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Authoritarianism
ACLU: History Will Judge Supreme Court Harshly For Ruling Upholding Trump Travel Ban
June 26, 2018The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday decried the Supreme Court ruling that upheld President...
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Authoritarianism
In 5-4 Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban Targeting Muslim-Majority Countries
June 26, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s restriction on travel to the United States from...
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DEMOCRACY
Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio ‘Voter-Purge’ Law In Major Blow To Voting Rights
June 11, 2018By a 5-4 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Ohio...
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EQUALITY
Republican State Lawmaker: Businesses Should Be Allowed ‘To Turn Away People Of Color’
June 6, 2018A Republican state lawmaker in South Dakota celebrated the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a...
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EQUALITY
Why The Supreme Court’s ‘Gay Wedding Cake’ Ruling Won’t Resolve Religious Freedom Issues
June 5, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil...