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Rumors swirl around holdup in Supreme Court affirmative action decision

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Liz Goodwin - Jun. 13 (News Report) - Eight months after attorneys for Abigail Fisher argued in front of the Supreme Court that The University of Texas' affirmative action admissions policy discriminates against white students, the justices still have not handed down their decision in the potentially paradigm-shifting case. The unusual delay has many court-watchers stumped, though as with everything Supreme Court-related, all [...]

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Supreme Court Says Police Can Take D.N.A. Samples

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Adam Liptak - Jun. 03 (News Report) - Supreme Court Says Police Can Take D.N.A. Samples

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The money swamp created by Citizens United: Dark Money, corporate shell games, and SuperPAC plutocrats

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Hightower Lowdown - By Jim Hightower - May. 19 (Special Report) - Forty years later, however, CREEP is back. Thanks to 2010's disastrous Citizens United ruling by a handful of raging corporatists on the Supreme Court, the moneyed elite can again buy as much political power as they want, without disclosing who's doing the buying.

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"The Other IRS Scandal": David Cay Johnston on Dark Money Political Groups Seeking Tax Exemption

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - May. 16 (News Analysis) - While the IRS targeting of tea party groups has made headlines for days, far less attention has been paid to the roots of the crisis. After the 2010 landmark Supreme Court decision Citizens United, there was a spike in new political organizations seeking tax-exempt status under tax code Section 501(c)(4). The court ruled these groups could raise unlimited corporate money without disclosing donor information. Several groups have claimed to be social welfare organizations while spending tens of millions of dollars on political operations.

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Immigration reform: While Congress debates, Supreme Court stays clear

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - Apr. 29 (News Report) - With the White House and Congress working on immigration reform, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alabama and let stand a finding that the state's statute was preempted by federal law. ...

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: Maybe Bush v. Gore Wasn't the Best Decision

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Ian Millhiser - Apr. 29 (News) - Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the conservative retired justice who provided the fifth vote to install George W. Bush as president, is now having second thoughts about that decision: Looking back, O’Connor said, she isn’t sure the high court should have taken [Bush v. Gore].

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About the Children

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By BILL KELLER - Apr. 08 (Opinion) - THE defenders of traditional marriage tell us the argument is, first and foremost, about the children. You might not know that from the buzz surrounding the Supreme Court deliberations.

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Where Does It Say the Supreme Court Has the Constitutional Power to Hike Medicine Prices to 5x Their Cost?

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Davi Dayen - Mar. 30 (News Report) - it’s another case heard this week that will affect even more people over the course of their lifetimes. And it could cost Americans millions in prescription drug bills. The case falls within a sadly predictable continuum for the Roberts Court, which virtually always sides with the corporate litigant over the government or individual. This time, the arguments in FTC v. Actavis revolve around an insidious tactic common to the nation’s largest drug companies, and known as “pay for delay.” As a result of the likely ruling in this case , drug companies will be able to charge consumers as much as five times the potential cost of their products. And both government regulators and consumers will watch helplessly as pharmaceutical companies bribe generic drug makers to retain their exclusive holds on the lifesaving medicines we all inevitably require.

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SCOTUS Hearings on Gay Marriage Day Two: Good News, Bad News and Really Good News

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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A historic moment for same-sex marriage arrives before Supreme Court

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Robert Barnes - Mar. 26 (News Report) - A four-year legal battle to extend the right of marriage to same-sex couples no matter where they live gets its moment before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in historic oral arguments difficult to imagine even a decade ago. ...

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As the Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage cases, here's a primer

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

PolitiFact - By Louis Jacobson - Mar. 26 (Fact Check) - This week will be pivotal for the future of marriage in the United States. On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a challenge to California's Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that defines marriage in California as only between a man and a woman. The next day, the justices will hear arguments on a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of federal law. DOMA, as it is commonly known, also allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages ... >>More

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Corporate kangaroo courts have quietly usurped our constitutional right to trial by judge and jury

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Hightower Lowdown - By Jim Hightower - Mar. 26 (Opinion) - does it deliver justice? It could, for the original concept of voluntary, face-to-face resolution of conflict--without the elaborate structure of lawyers, judges, and juries--makes sense in many cases. But remember what Mae West said of her own virtue: "I used to be Snow White, then I drifted." Likewise, today's practice of arbitration has drifted far away from the purity of the concept.

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Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Nermeen Shaikh, Amy Goodman, John Bonifaz, Mark Schmitt - Mar. 13 (Interview) - On Tuesday, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 landmark Citizens United ruling that cleared the way for corporations and other special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. The bill is part of a growing movement to overturn the ruling. Today we host a debate on whether the push for a constitutional amendment is the best path to overturning Citizens United. We speak to Mark Schmitt, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and John Bonifaz, co-founder and director of Free Speech for People. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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Supreme Court Could Further Curtail Class Actions

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Forbes - Mar. 07 (News) - The Supreme Court heard a case last week that could add new limitations on class actions, potentially adding to a trend that has gained momentum within the judicial body in recent years.

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Racial entitlement? You’ve got to be kidding Justice Scalia

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

seattletimes.com - By Leonard Pitts jr - Mar. 03 (Opinion) - I’ve spent much of my life ... being disabused of that naiveté. Watching media empires built upon appeals to racial resentment, seeing the injustice system wield mass incarceration as a weapon against black men, bearing witness as the first African-American president produced his long-form birth certificate, all helped me understand just how silly we were to believe bigotry was done.

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Did Scalia Really Say That He Was, 'White and Proud'?

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

readersupportednews.org - Mar. 03 (Editorial) - The historical truth, Clyburn argued, is that the 1965 law has "had a positive impact on the voting rights of people traditionally denied the right to vote. To ignore that, to me, is beyond the pale. It means you went to the bench with an agenda." "Playing around with the Voting Rights Act is playing with fire."

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West Virginians Rally, Ask State Lawmakers to Call for End to Corporate Personhood

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Common Dreams - Feb. 20 (News Report) - In West Virginia, the 2012 election brought special attention to the problem of money in politics, with the state launching a new pilot program for public funding in judicial races. Also, former Attorney General Darrell McGraw, who lost his re-election bid, reported being outspent by a margin of 6-to-1. This includes $1.6 million that went toward negative ads financed by the Center for Individual Freedom, an outside group that does not disclose its donors. “Citizens United is one of the biggest threats to our democracy that now exists,” said Gary Zuckett, executive director of West Virginia Citizen Action Group, an organization leading the planning for the rally. “Unless we can undo this wrongheaded ruling by our highest court, we are headed for corporate takeover of our elections and our government. In other words, welcome to America Inc.”

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Supreme Court Takes Campaign Finance Case, Will Rule On Contribution Limits

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Paul Blumenthal - Feb. 19 (News Report) - The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a case challenging the per-biennial cycle limit on campaign contributions from individuals.

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How to Fix Washington in Five Easy Steps

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

nationofchange.org - By Thomas Magstadt - Feb. 14 (Opinion) - Step 1 – Abolish the filibuster Enough said. Nothing can or will change until the Senate rediscovers the principle of majority rule. Like it or not, it's the way a democratic republic is supposed to work. The fix: Get rid of the filibuster, put bills to a vote, and let the chips fall where they may. If we, the voters, then decide to throw the rascals out, so be it.

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The Vote Is the Emblem of Equality -- and Now It is Under Attack

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Elizabeth MacNamara - Feb. 14 (Opinion) - The Voting Rights Act is an essential part of American democracy. The thought that the Supreme Court might overrule Congress and take away voting rights should send a chill down the spine of every American. Based on an extensive record of current discrimination, Congress reauthorized the VRA in 2006 and President Bush signed it into law. It would be wrong for the Supreme Court to challenge the role of Congress and the President in our constitutional system.

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Obama nominations heavy on ex-prosecutors - SFGate

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Chronicle - By Bob Egelko - Feb. 04 (News Report) - President Obama's liberal supporters have been dismayed by some of his judicial appointments, and now they can cite statistics: Obama has nominated former prosecutors more often than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush.

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Justice and Prosperity

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Jan. 23 (Opinion) - As President Obama’s Inaugural Address made plain and rulings of the Roberts Supreme Court shows, the two have very different visions of America.

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The Reality of Roe

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New Yorker - By Sarah Stillman - Jan. 22 (Special Report) - When I first met Dr. Susan Wicklund several years ago, she had given up on disguises. Back in the early nineteen-nineties, when her photograph began appearing on posters that read, “Wanted for the Murder of Children,” she’d adopted a curly auburn wig, bright red lipstick, and a garish beaded jacket for her workdays on the road—a costume that hid both her identity and the loaded gun she carried from a shoulder harness.

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An Enduring Wrong

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

National Review - By The Editors - Jan. 22 (Editorial) - The New York Times got the story wrong from the very beginning. “The Supreme Court overruled today all state laws that prohibit or restrict a woman’s right to obtain an abortion during her first three months of pregnancy,” its front page reported on January 23, 1973. “The vote was 7–2,” the Times continued.

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Scalia Defends Writings Against Gay Rights

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Magazine - Dec. 10 (News) -

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