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Do Supreme Court appointees vote the way Presidents think they will?

February 17, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, Government, History, Obama, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

How would a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia vote? If President Obama manages to get a hearing on a nominee, will he

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Second Amendment and Natural Born Citizen have something in common

January 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

There are 4,543 words in the original, unamended U.S. Constitution, minus the names of the signatories. Is it possible that anyone at any time

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Some wins for Obama are better than others

July 1, 2015 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Civil liberties, Courts, Democracy, Employment, Gender issues, Health care, Justice, Military, Obama, Violence Leave a comment

June 2015 was a remarkable month for President Obama. In particular. the last week of the month was a real “winner” for the president.

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Black power can only do so much to solve our racial problems

June 16, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Congress, Courts, Economy, Ferguson, Good government, Human Rights, Justice, Police Leave a comment

One of the interesting differences between the discord following the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, MO and Baltimore is to what extent

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Should the common good trump the Constitution?

March 22, 2015 Arthur Lieber Courts, Democracy, Federalism, Good government, Justice One comment

In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, urging Congress to pass a comprehensive civil rights act. Setting the stage for the

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On Fox, Ferguson is a media sport and a blood sport

March 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Legal issues/Law, Media, Violence Leave a comment

They had to do it; they just had to do it. They had to gloat about the findings of the Justice Department’s Report on

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MO Supreme Court closes Ferguson’s kangaroo court: Who’s next?

March 9, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil Rights, Courts, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

As many people around the country have recently learned, if you want a fair shake, don’t get ensnared in the legal system of Ferguson,

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Holder’s Justice Department Report offers credibility on Ferguson

March 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Police, Violence Leave a comment

From the moment that Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren Wilson, it’s been virtually impossible to get credible and reliable information about

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Rooting for the grand juror in his lawsuit vs. Bob McCulloch

January 6, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Ethics, Ferguson, Legal issues/Law, Missouri region Leave a comment

A member of the Darren Wilson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch, claiming that McCulloch publicly mis-characterized the grand

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After Ferguson: Small reforms, big potential

December 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Cities, Courts Leave a comment

Ferguson has consequences—and some of them may be positive. The tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in August 2014 has been a consciousness-raiser with ramifications

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