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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Supreme Court rulings: Lessons for my 8th grade students
It’s always bittersweet in June when the Supreme Court issues its major rulings, because I can’t help but wish school was in session so
Learning from George Wallace: Apologizing for hate
There has been a theory circulating for quite some time that the underlying cause of the anger and angst of the right wing, and
Should the common good trump the Constitution?
In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, urging Congress to pass a comprehensive civil rights act. Setting the stage for the
Courts are conflicted over secrecy of death drugs: I’m not
Should states be required to disclose which drugs they use to kill people sentenced to the death penalty? In July 2014, the 9th Circuit
Supreme Court on Hobby Lobby: Not funny, but cartoon-worthy
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case is another step in the wrong direction for the U.S. The old white guys who
Voting rights watch: 6 states that just couldn’t wait
Well, that didn’t take long. Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to kill the longstanding, pre-clearance provision of the Voting Rights Act, six
Upon further consideration, Mr. Nader
The recent Supreme Court decision that stripped the Voting Rights Act of 1965 of its essential enforcement powers reveals once again how political the
Supreme Court shreds Voting Rights Act: Political cartoonists respond
The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates: Less than a year since state legislatures, governors and secretaries of state in both the north and
This is what happens when the Supreme Court loses sight of common sense
Perhaps if it hadn’t been for the Bush v Gore Supreme Court case, we would give the Supremes the benefit of the doubt when