Marriage is a right for all people
The Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that marriage is a right for all people.
Democrats Being Democrats
Paul Krugman writes of the shift by Democrats.
Once aided by courts, can Latino politicians survive Supreme Court act?
Have Latino politicians, whose success was helped along by supportive court actions decades ago, become so ubiquitous that they can succeed regardless of new court decisions that might otherwise lessen their strength?
Democrats Challenge Voter Restrictions in Battleground States
Democrats allied with Hillary Rodham Clinton are mounting a nationwide legal battle 17 months before the 2016 presidential election, seeking to roll back Republican-enacted restrictions on voter access…
Appeals Court Denies Bid to Let Obama Immigration Plan Proceed
A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied the Obama administration’s request to lift a hold on the president’s executive actions on immigration, which would have granted protection from deportation as well as work permits to millions of immigrants in the country illegally.
Wall Street Vampires
Why are Republicans trying to kill Dodd-Frank?
House Votes to Repeal Estate Tax
Republicans claim repealing the estate tax would create 139,000 jobs.
Obama’s Immigration Overhaul Comes Before Appeals Court
Department of Justice lawyers urge appeals court to lift injunction.
Judge Refuses to Allow Obama’s Immigration Actions to Proceed
Judge Andrew S. Hanen, of Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas, refused to lift the injunction placed in February against President Obama’s immigration actions.
Senate Approves Budget of G.O.P. Wishes in All-Night Session
Approved GOP budget would repeal Obamacare, remake federal health care for poor and elderly, and push the federal deficit towards zero over the next decade.