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Justice Sotomayor Writes Scathing Objection to Handling of COVID Matter by Texas Jail

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|Date: May 16, 2020
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Justice Sotomayor Writes Scathing Objection to Handling of COVID Matter by Texas Jail

By Linh Nguyen and Murcel Rahimi On May 14, the Supreme Court denied two Texas incarcerees’ request for a ...

By Linh Nguyen and Murcel Rahimi On May 14, the Supreme Court denied two Texas incarcerees’ request for a reinstatement of a trial judge’s order instructing corrections officials to take steps to prot ...

May 16, 2020
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SCOTUS Allows States to Bar the Insanity Defense

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|Date: March 24, 2020
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SCOTUS Allows States to Bar the Insanity Defense

On Monday in a major turn in the law, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Kansas and agai ...

On Monday in a major turn in the law, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Kansas and against a man who argued the state law violated his constitutional rights by refusing him the optio ...

March 24, 2020
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On Curtis Flowers, the Supreme Court Got It Right—for the Wrong Reasons

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|Date: June 30, 2019
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On Curtis Flowers, the Supreme Court Got It Right—for the Wrong Reasons

By the Daily Appeal Last week, the Supreme Court surprised many liberals when it overturned the convictio ...

By the Daily Appeal Last week, the Supreme Court surprised many liberals when it overturned the conviction of a Black man on death row, Curtis Flowers, for racial bias in jury selection. Justice Brett ...

June 30, 2019
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The SCOTUS Steps in on Policing for Profit, but Critics Warn It’s Not Enough

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2019
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The SCOTUS Steps in on Policing for Profit, but Critics Warn It’s Not Enough

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court for all its ideological split agreed on one thing – the need to place ...

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court for all its ideological split agreed on one thing – the need to place limits on the ability of police to take and keep cash, cars, houses and other private property ...

February 24, 2019
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The Supreme Court Applies the First Amendment to Some, but Not to Others

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|Date: July 02, 2018
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The Supreme Court Applies the First Amendment to Some, but Not to Others

By Amanda Shanor The Constitution protects the fundamental freedoms of speech and association. It protect ...

By Amanda Shanor The Constitution protects the fundamental freedoms of speech and association. It protects all speakers equally. Until it doesn’t — as the Supreme Court made clear on the last day of ...

July 02, 2018
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SCOTUS Upholds the Travel Ban on a 5-4 Vote, but Not Without a Fight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2018
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SCOTUS Upholds the Travel Ban on a 5-4 Vote, but Not Without a Fight

That a US Supreme Court would deliver a decision going against civil rights and protection of the weak an ...

That a US Supreme Court would deliver a decision going against civil rights and protection of the weak and vulnerable should come as no surprise. After all, time and time again in this nation’s histo ...

June 27, 2018
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The End of LWOP for Juveniles?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2016
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The End of LWOP for Juveniles?

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, ruled that its ...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, ruled that its 2012 Miller v. Alabama decision, which bans mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveni ...

January 26, 2016
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My View: Kim Davis’ Duty to Carry Out the Law

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|Date: September 05, 2015
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My View: Kim Davis’ Duty to Carry Out the Law

The rhetoric in the Kim Davis matter has exploded. In case you missed it, Kim Davis is the Kentucky count ...

The rhetoric in the Kim Davis matter has exploded. In case you missed it, Kim Davis is the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for contempt of court for defying a federal court order to issue license ...

September 05, 2015
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Supreme Court Holds Line Allowing Execution Drug in a 5-4 Decision

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|Date: June 30, 2015
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Supreme Court Holds Line Allowing Execution Drug in a 5-4 Decision

The Supreme Court this year has taken a surprising though small turn to the left on a number of issues, b ...

The Supreme Court this year has taken a surprising though small turn to the left on a number of issues, but it remained on the right in its 5-4 decision that rules that the sedative midazolam – which ...

June 30, 2015
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A Battle Won Against Racial Discrimination

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2015
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A Battle Won Against Racial Discrimination

by Dennis Parker We’re living in a tale of two Americas, where racial segregation and racial disparities ...

by Dennis Parker We’re living in a tale of two Americas, where racial segregation and racial disparities in housing continue to plague our nation. A report we released this week outlines just how disa ...

June 28, 2015
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My View: Marriage Equality Came Much Sooner Than Expected

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2015
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My View: Marriage Equality Came Much Sooner Than Expected

It is hard to remember that just six and a half years ago, a ban on same-sex marriage narrowly passed… in ...

It is hard to remember that just six and a half years ago, a ban on same-sex marriage narrowly passed… in California. Critics will point out, of course, that the voters of California never voted to al ...

June 27, 2015
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage As Nationwide Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2015
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage As Nationwide Right

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the US Constitution guarantees a nationwide ...

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the US Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy, as expected, was the swing vote, joined b ...

June 26, 2015
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The Courts Have Legitimate Authority to Protect Rights of Same Sex Couples to Marry

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|Date: April 27, 2015
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The Courts Have Legitimate Authority to Protect Rights of Same Sex Couples to Marry

Sacramento Bee columnist Margaret Bengs this morning argues that “Voters and legislators, not judges, sho ...

Sacramento Bee columnist Margaret Bengs this morning argues that “Voters and legislators, not judges, should decide gay marriage.” The question, of course, is why do voters and legislators rather than ...

April 27, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayors For Freedom to Marry; CFDs and Parcel Taxes; Innovative Communities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayors For Freedom to Marry; CFDs and Parcel Taxes; Innovative Communities

Will Davis Join Mayors for Freedom to Marry? According to the staff report, Mayor Wolk received a request ...

Will Davis Join Mayors for Freedom to Marry? According to the staff report, Mayor Wolk received a request from the co-chairs of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a group of mayors across the country wh ...

February 16, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: The End of Fair Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: The End of Fair Housing?

This week marked what would have been Martin Luther King’s 85th birthday, had he not been shot and killed ...

This week marked what would have been Martin Luther King’s 85th birthday, had he not been shot and killed nearly 47 years ago. Locally that meant the Reverend Tim Malone delivering a heart-wrenching a ...

January 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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A Controversial Hobby

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|Date: July 15, 2014
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A Controversial Hobby

by Tia Will I believe in the value of the Constitution of the United States of America. I believe in the ...

by Tia Will I believe in the value of the Constitution of the United States of America. I believe in the value of the Bill of Rights and specifically in our First Amendment . “Congress shall make no l ...

July 15, 2014
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