A peaceful march in Graham, N.C. met by police violence, and a Supreme Court ruling underscore the threats to the right to peacefully assemble.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Justice Barrett is Seated and Voting Cases Just Got Scarier
Election-related cases are on the Supreme Court’s docket and that’s before Nov. 3.
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main, Political Animal, Politics
Independent Judiciary, RIP
With the Comey Barret vote, Republicans complete their hostile takeover of the Supreme Court
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main
The Criminal Justice of Amy Coney Barrett
The soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice has a more interesting record on prisons, prosecutors and a slew of justice issues than you might think.
Posted inFeatured, Protecting the Vote
The Supreme Court’s Latest and Very Ominous Voting Case
Because of a split decision, a Pennsylvania ruling that allowed more time for mail-in ballots narrowly survives. When Amy Coney Barrett is seated, voters will lose. Big time.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice
Be Afraid of Coney Barrett’s Views on Supreme Court Precedents
The high court nominee was particularly evasive about a landmark contraceptive case.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Dark Money Interests Are Buying the Supreme Court
A powerful presentation by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at Barrett’s confirmation hearing demonstrated how they’re doing that.
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main
Coney Barrett’s Moment of Truth
At Day Two of her hearings, the Supreme Court nominee was visibly wrestling with legal and ethical questions about recusal.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice, Politics
Republicans Decry Nonexistent Religious Bigotry at Coney Barrett Hearing
Instead, Democrats stuck to a quotidian but reality-based argument about how Trump’s nominee would scrap the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
How Many Republican Senators Have COVID-19? They Won’t Say.
They’re refusing to get tested. They’re blitzing a Supreme Court nomination. What could go wrong?
