Here is why the immediate fate of the Dreamers is in the hands of the Supreme Court.
John Roberts
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Is Gorsuch Driving a Wedge Between Conservatives on the Court?
His extremist opinions are combined with an approach that is alienating the other justices.
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Chief Justice Roberts Is Being Proven Wrong on the VRA
Given what is happening, it is difficult to imagine how he could make the case that racist voter suppression is outdated.
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Three Democratic Senators Ignore the Threat of a Justice Neil Gorsuch
Don’t they realize that it would be like putting Donald Trump himself on the Supreme Court? It’s impossible to grasp the logic of Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), who have signaled that they will vote to confirm unqualified Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Kneeling in subservience to Trump and […]
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Courting Disaster
I noted yesterday that blue-state-level action on climate change is only near-term hope for those who don’t want to see the planet cook under a Trump Administration. Unfortunately, some climate activists are embracing false hope from the federal courts–and like those who thought Hillary Clinton would win the Electoral College last Tuesday night, these folks […]
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An Atrocious Anniversary
You’ve run into The Argument if you’ve been on social media for any length of time. It usually comes from an erstwhile supporter of Bernie Sanders who now vows to volunteer for Jill Stein. It’s an argument so lacking in logic, so overt in its obnoxiousness, so deficient in its dignity that one wonders how […]
