It’s not often we smile and nod our head in approval at Justice Clarence Thomas (he’s had his share of moments that make us cringe), but this week, during a bluster of Supreme Court rulings, he managed to make us do just that. Amid the heated debate to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds […]
“This was a good day for America. Let’s get back to work.” – @POTUS on the #ACA pic.twitter.com/aaa8WHxZFj — Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 25, 2015 Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 1:41 p.m., EST: President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a Supreme Court decision to uphold a key provision of the Affordable Care Act in a […]
The future of President Barack Obama‘s landmark health care law and same-sex marriage hang in abeyance as the Supreme Court’s term draws rapidly to a close this month, according to USA Today. In rulings scheduled to be released by the end of the month, the Supreme Court could overturn the centerpiece of the Affordable Care […]
Sonia Sotomayor Delivers Blistering Dissent Against Affirmative Action Ban The Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s ban on affirmative action Tuesday, but not without a blistering dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor said the decision infringed upon groups’ rights by allowing Michigan voters to change “the basic rules of the political process … in a manner that […]
While greatly disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court took the teeth out of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this Tuesday, civil rights advocates said they would use the death of the law as a chance to mobilize progressives to protect minority rights to vote. The first order of business for the civil rights community is to […]
Polling irregularities, legislation clearly drafted to suppress minority voter turnout and all other aspects of voter discrimination are all a thing of the past. At least that seems to be the majority thinking of The U.S. Supreme Court. Essentially, The Court’s 5-4 ruling on Section 4 of the Voter Rights Act says this: Racism has […]
The always controversial Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (pictured) threw a hissy fit on Monday in a concurring opinion on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. Thomas joined the majority Supreme Court opinion in sending the dispute back to the federal appellate court for further proceedings. In classic Thomas fashion, he argued against Affirmative Action […]
Anyone keen on the Supreme Court’s on-going arguments over the legality of certain parts of the Voter Rights Act surely has not forgotten Justice Antonio Scalia‘s “racial entitlement” remarks from earlier this year–especially “The Crisis,” the NAACP’s flagship publication. SEE ALSO: Massachusetts Keeps A Slavery Myth Alive “I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, […]
