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The Supreme Court's Latest Ruling Makes It Easier for Cops to Arrest Black Lives Matter Protesters
It was a ruling that failed to register widely in terms of national news, but could have potentially devastating effects for protesters around the country—and anyone tasked with keeping police officers accountable. On May 28, the Supreme Court made it more difficult for people who say they were arrested for exercising their free speech rights…
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Trump Threatens to Get His Cousins If Democrats Keep Threatening Impeachment
President Donald Trump is doing the preemptive threatening thing that he does when he’s not making up nicknames for congressional members or kicking Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) in the back of the knee and watching him buckle. This time, the president is threatening to go to the Supreme Court, where he put Neil Gorsuch and…
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Supreme Court Punts on Partisan Gerrymandering as Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas Set Sights on Dismantling Voting Rights Act
On Monday, the Supreme Court made two notable decisions related to voting and voting rights that promise major ramifications for the 2018 midterms and beyond. SCOTUS booted a case on North Carolina’s politically gerrymandered districts back to a lower court Monday morning, asking the court to reconsider its previous decision, which found that the state’s…
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Rookie Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Just Can’t STFU
On his first day as a Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch asked 22 questions, more than any other justice making his or her first appearance on the highest court in the land. Because Gorsuch also wants so badly to imitate the justice he replaced, the late Antonin Scalia, he was also aggressive in his questioning…
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Neil Gorsuch Confirmed to Supreme Court After GOP Changed Playing Field
After the Republicans adjusted the rules in their favor, the Senate voted Friday to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, 49, will become the 113th justice to the highest court in the land and will serve a lifetime appointment, which means he’ll be messing shit up for possibly the next 30-40 years. The…
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Democrats Filibuster Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch in Pettiest Senate Fight Ever
Senate Democrats successfully filibustered the confirmation of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, sparking a series of contentious moves that will likely result in … well … the confirmation of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Senate Republicans failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, landing 55 votes in…
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Senate Democrats Secure Enough Votes to Filibuster Gorsuch; GOP Rule Change Likely
A few weeks ago, when a day of Senate hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ended on what was described as a “confrontational note,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that Democrats would filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, and on Monday, they secured…
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Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for Better Education for Students With Disabilities
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that school districts must provide students with disabilities the opportunity to make “appropriately ambitious” progress in their education, and that decision will likely have an impact on the 6.5 million students with disabilities in the United States. According to NPR, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District…
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All the Weird Shit Going On at Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
Admittedly, I watch congressional hearings even when I’m not covering them. I also watch Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but not because I believe anything will change because of them. It’s like watching professional wrestling: We all know the fights are scripted, but it doesn’t stop us from cheering for a winner. Neil Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation…