Law

The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs

The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs

Close encounters of the lower-tech kind. 

Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin

Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act

Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act

This week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act by striking down Section 4. But the war against voting rights began long before the Court's radical decision.

Jun 27, 2013 / Press Room

Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings

Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings

Hundreds celebrated the overturning of DOMA and the dismissal of Proposition 8.

Jun 26, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter

Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination

Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination

The Court’s ruling in Windsor v. United States strikes a powerful blow against the right-wing notion that Judeo-Christian morality justifies discrimination.

Jun 26, 2013 / Sarah Posner

The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy

The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy

Justices Roberts and Scalia believe the Court should defer to Congress on DOMA but not the VRA.

Jun 26, 2013 / Ari Berman

Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets?

Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets? Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets?

If so, the secret cat is out of the proverbial bag.

Jun 25, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues

The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues

In the wake of the Supreme Court's devastating decision, citizens need to litigate, vote and pass a constitutional amendment.

Jun 25, 2013 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked? Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked?

Some members of Congress want not only to fix what the Supreme Court did, but expand the Voting Rights Act further. 

Jun 25, 2013 / George Zornick

Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case

Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case

The high court focused on race—rather than tribal sovereignty—in a landmark adoption case.

Jun 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate

Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate

In an exclusive interview, Alan Grayson says retaliation is ‘pervasive,’ and ‘the law against it has become utterly impotent.’

Jun 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

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