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Is John Roberts Coming for Your Vote?
Sep 5, 2012 Racial nostalgists working to restore white political power through voter suppression may have an ally in the Supreme Court.
Voter Suppression and John Roberts’ New World Order
Jul 31, 2012 Whatever petition the Supreme Court decides to take up, the suppression movement will find a welcome setting.
The Dark Side of Roberts’ Ruling
Jul 8, 2012 With the "salvation" of the Affordable Care Act, the Roberts court has pushed constitutional authority toward a form of federalism that advances the interests of corporations above the rest of society.
Three Recent Supreme Court Decisions That Reveal Dangerous Intentions
Jun 6, 2012 As the country waits in fear and loathing for the high tribunal to drop the dime on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties.As the country waits for a decision on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties.
Health Care Mandate Threatens Progressive Legacy
Mar 28, 2012 The Supreme Court is now prepared to sidestep if not reverse decades of law, and the damage won’t stop with health care.
The Right’s Boon in Knox v. SEIU
Feb 11, 2012 On the surface, the case of Knox v. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lacks blockbuster appeal. But in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, it has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing.In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, this case has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing.
Three Supreme Court Cases That Should Worry You
Dec 19, 2011 If the Roberts court is consistent, 2012 could be remembered as a very bad year for working people, minorities and the poor.
Why the First Amendment Won’t Protect Occupiers
Nov 16, 2011 Those who believe the courts will come to the rescue have bought into the popular mythology surrounding the amendment’s depth and reach.
The Case You Go to Law School For
Oct 18, 2011 Meet the woman who spent 22 years working alone and without pay to set free a convicted serial killer who, in all likelihood, is innocent.
Casey Anthony and Why We Need to Fix Capital Punishment
Jul 17, 2011 The case of the newly freed Anthony points to how our capital punishment system is marred by gender-based discrimination that both unfairly benefits and unfairly burdens female offenders. The U.S. capital punishment system both unfairly benefits and unfairly burdens female offenders.
Commencement Day for a Lost Generation
Jun 22, 2011 The country my generation is passing on to my son and his peers is a mean-spirited place of global warming, class warfare and diminishing expectations, where the top 1 percent of households own nearly 35 percent of all privately held wealth and the “bottom” 80 percent lays claim to less than half that.The country my generation is passing on to my son and his peers is a mean-spirited place of global warming, class warfare and diminishing expectations.
Recent Rulings Expose Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Bias
Aug 8, 2018 There is no question that the Roberts court has made the task of union organizing more difficult. And if Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, there is little doubt that difficulties will intensify.
Supreme Court Wraps Term With Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Right-Wing Rulings
Jun 27, 2018 Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage.