Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: Supreme Court

Trump’s White House hiding Kavanaugh documents should be a much bigger...

This is a complete break from tradition and should be a national scandal. And yet, media coverage does not reflect that reality.

‘What are they hiding?:’ Kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin despite suppression of...

Critics warn his confirmation could lead to major rollbacks of civil rights, environmental regulations, gun control measures, voting rights and reproductive rights, including possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.

How do we confront a Supreme threat to choice?

It's a matter of life and death.

How ‘Janus’ will boost income inequality in America

The U.S. Supreme Court has totally ignored that union warning with its Janus decision.

Who is Brett Kavanaugh? Inside the right-wing history of Trump’s Supreme...

Kavanaugh has deep ties to the Republican Party and will push the Supreme Court further right if he is confirmed.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 5, 2018

Protests at the Statue of Liberty, a neo-Nazi has governmental security status, the Supreme Court rules against unions, and more.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.

Money talks: Justice Kennedy’s retirement tied to the Trump family, Koch...

As Americans wait for answer regarding the two families' ties, conservative Republicans are all in on Trump's future nominee.

With Kennedy’s vacancy, only voting can check one-party rule

Trump will replace the last centrist on the Supreme Court. Now only voter pushback can restore balance to Congress.

High Court killing of closed-shop public employee contracts a needed wake-up...

It's time we stop whining and start organizing!

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.