It’s about the fundamentals of how American government works.
All Americans, not only the Supreme Court justices, have a role in deciding what the Constitution requires.
Moderate justices (read: Kennedy) may hesitate to call same-sex marriage a constitutional right. But these briefs written by military and business leaders may give them a more modest way to strike down the Act.
The conservative justices seem prepared to decide Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, a case that could harm public sector unions, without so much as a factual record.
Over the past half century, the Supreme Court’s empathy for the poor has been replaced by hostility.
In recent speeches, the former president has been praising China’s approach to criminal justice.
The places most crucial to the election have leaders who are committed to a fair process.
Two decisions from the Supreme Court indicate that arguments against politically biased legislative maps still haven’t figured out how to get the attention of the justices.
The case revolves around one white man’s claim that he was discriminated against in favor of blacks, but far more is at stake in the deliberations now getting under way before the Supreme Court of the United States. Is America ever really going to be the Land of Opportunity for all its citizens?