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Republicans
How many times have you heard that Republicans want to "disenfranchise" minority voters? Or that the conservatives on the Supreme Court have "gutted" the Voting Rights Act? Or that Congress might not "renew" its protections? Or that states that require voter ID or reduce
marriage
Washington D.C. — June's Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which mandated recognition of same-sex marriages across the United States, was largely recognized by both supporters and opponents as a groundbreaking ruling. What are the factors that led to this wide-reaching Supreme Court decision? And what will happen next in
Immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is starting a new term that promises a steady stream of divisive social issues, and also brighter prospects for conservatives who suffered more losses than usual in recent months. The justices are meeting in public Monday for the first time since a number of high-profile
Abortion
Denver — On Friday a group of Roman Catholic nuns won a temporary reprieve from the controversial contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act. The August 21 ruling by the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit means that the Little Sister of the Poor, a group
First Amendment
"Free speech," though one of the more ubiquitous legal terms du jour, is also widely misunderstood. There are a number of mentalities behind this ignorance, perhaps none so simply observed as in the title of the famously liberal writer Nat Hentoff's book on the subject: "
Massachusetts
Harkening back to the days when Massachusetts was known derisively as "Taxachusetts," a liberal coalition is pushing to amend the state constitution to impose a 9 percent tax on incomes above $1 million. The amendment would override the state constitution's current prohibition on graduated income taxes.
Donald Trump
BY NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Who yelled "everybody into the pool?"
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