The Abortion Ruling Is Set To Be A Political Earthquake
A forthcoming Supreme Court ruling likely to overturn Roe v. Wade is set to drastically shake up the midterm elections, adding new urgency to key races across the country and…
The Supreme Court Built America’s Broken Policing System And It’s Working Just As Intended
Police and the politicians who protect them get most of the attention in the movement to defund or reform law enforcement. But there’s another, more powerful force that’s allowed law…
How ‘Qualified Immunity’ Protects Cops From Being Held Accountable
There are a number of reasons justice is so slow ― and often nonexistent ― for victims of police brutality. Lack of police reform in the United States has given…
Trump Notches His 200th Lifetime Federal Judge
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s 200th lifetime federal judge, a number higher than any president has confirmed in a first term in decades. Zero of…
Laverne Cox Is Auctioning Off Her Rainbow Emmys Clutch For A Great LGBTQ Cause
Laverne Cox is using her purse to (literally) pay it forward. The “Orange Is The New Black” star and LGBTQ rights activist appeared at the 2019 Emmy Awards last fall…
Stephen Colbert Explains Donald Trump’s Kid-Like Response To LGBTQ Ruling
Stephen Colbert noticed that President Donald Trump appeared unprepared to comment thoughtfully on the Supreme Court’s big ruling Monday. In a defeat for Trump, two conservative justices joined liberals in…
Kate McKinnon’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Comes Back To ‘SNL’ With A Wild Workout Video
Kate McKinnon brought one of her most popular characters to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend for the program’s first-ever stay-at-home episode due to coronavirus. While acting as Supreme Court Justice…
DACA heads to the Supreme Court
A looming government shutdown on the horizon, the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on DACA, tensions within the Democratic primary, legal options for the Ukraine whistleblower, and the main…
Stacey Abrams Urges Congress To Reinstate Key Part Of Voting Rights Act
Democrat Stacey Abrams called on Congress to fully reinstate a portion of the Voting Rights Act barred by a Supreme Court decision that made way for voter suppression tactics across…
Kamala Harris Reflects On Brown v. Board Impact For Ruling’s Anniversary
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Friday marked the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which paved the way for the desegregation of public…