Why some experts are ‘relieved’ about the Supreme Court ruling on anti-LGBTQ foster care
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic foster care agency that refuses to work with same-sex families on Thursday.
By Casey Quinlan - June 17, 2021The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic foster care agency that refuses to work with same-sex families on Thursday.
By Casey Quinlan - June 17, 2021The third major attack on the law at the Supreme Court ended the way the first two did.
By Associated Press - June 17, 2021GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell said he would hold open a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if he were the Senate majority leader.
By Emily Singer - June 14, 2021Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘wanted to disenfranchise the voters in four other states,” said a local Texas Democratic Party official. ‘It’s just crazy.’
By Associated Press - June 09, 2021Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring argues that leaving a massive monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee in place will continue to cause pain to many people.
By Associated Press - June 08, 2021People are turning increasingly to self-managed medication abortions.
By Lisa Needham - June 04, 2021GOP lawmakers openly acknowledge that they are looking to upend the precedent set by Roe v. Wade.
By Lisa Needham - May 26, 2021A Christian conservative agency in the state is refusing to sign a contract that prohibits anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
By Casey Quinlan - May 20, 2021The new Texas law prohibits state officials from being the ones to enforce the ban on abortion.
By Associated Press - May 19, 2021The justices announced Monday that they will hear an abortion case that could undermine nearly 50 years of abortion rights rulings.
By Associated Press - May 18, 2021The conservative-majority court will hear arguments on a Mississippi law that has been blocked thus far from going into effect.
By Associated Press - May 17, 2021No, Joe Biden has not packed the court, defunded the police, or banned fossil fuels.
By Josh Israel - April 28, 2021President Joe Biden’s administration has taken several huge steps in fight against anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
By Casey Quinlan - April 28, 2021Rep. Kat Cammack seems to have read neither the American Jobs Plan nor recent polls.
By Josh Israel - April 27, 2021The decision could impact tens of thousands of other immigrants with Temporary Protected Status.
By Amy Lieu - April 16, 2021‘Packing courts is a play right out of the socialist handbook,’ said New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.
By Josh Israel - April 16, 2021State lawmakers who’ve introduced discriminatory bills targeting LGBTQ minors are on ‘notice,’ legal experts say.
By Casey Quinlan - April 06, 2021President Joe Biden nominated three Black women to federal courts of appeals, a pathway to the Supreme Court.
By Associated Press - March 30, 2021The plaintiff claimed police used excessive force against her, making the shooting an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment.
By Associated Press - March 25, 2021The justices tested the potential limits on police’s authority.
By Associated Press - March 25, 2021Justice Stephen Breyer has remained mum about his plans, at least publicly.
By Associated Press - March 18, 2021Alliance Defending Freedom is spending millions to attack LGBTQ equality.
By Oliver Willis - March 16, 2021It’s the latest move in the Biden administration’s effort to undo Trump administration immigration policies.
By Associated Press - March 09, 2021Clemente Pereida, a father of three, sought a waiver to halt his deportation. The court’s conservative justices said no.
By Amy Lieu - March 09, 2021President Joe Biden already has pledged to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat opens up.
By Associated Press - March 08, 2021The Census Bureau announced that data used to redraw congressional districts won’t be ready until September.
By Associated Press - March 02, 2021None of the lawsuits ever proved voter fraud occurred in the 2020 election.
By Emily Singer - March 02, 2021Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court could do further damage to laws fighting racial discrimination.
By Associated Press - March 01, 2021GOP rhetoric about protecting women is part of an ongoing fight against transgender equality.
By Casey Quinlan - February 26, 2021The documents are protected by grand jury secrecy rules and are not expected to be made public.
By Associated Press - February 25, 2021