By Paul Michel Former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit China is overtaking America in a variety of high-tech industries — thanks to some inadvertent help from the U.S. Supreme Court. According to a brand-new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the communist nation has outstripped America in […]
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Biden Administration Vows to Preserve Racial Equity in Education Following Supreme Court’s Decision on College Admissions
By Karen Stokes On Thursday, the Supreme Court rendered a decision that ended affirmative action in college admissions, asserting that race cannot be considered as a factor. Consequently, institutions of higher education are now compelled to explore alternative methods in their pursuit of diverse student bodies. A plaintiff challenged race-conscious programs at Harvard University and […]
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Separate But Equal 2.0: Wisconsin’s Budget & Why the Supreme Court Got it Wrong
We have been transported back in time. Before our very eyes, we are seeing policies peeled away that were meant to give us equal footing and finally actualize the “American Dream.” Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that gutted Affirmative Action in higher education admissions decisions. This means taking race into […]
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Law of the Land
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall “The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket” Browne-Marshall: With truncated briefing, no argument, little or no public explanation, no vote tally to guide the parties before the Court or to inform lawyers and lower Courts and future cases and decisions that often come down in the middle of the night. It’s hard to […]
Supreme Court Upholds State Court’s Authority in Election-Related Case, Rejects Republican Argument
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Supreme Court declined to impose new restrictions on state courts regarding election-related matters. The decision came as the Court ruled against Republicans in North Carolina fighting for a congressional district map that favored their candidates. The justices voted 6-3, stating that the North […]
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Both Conservatives, Joined the Court’s Three Liberals in the Majority
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a surprising decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama, ruling that they discriminated against Black voters. The 5-4 vote means state officials must redraw the heavily Republican-favored map of Alabama’s seven congressional districts. Chief Justice John Roberts and […]
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Same Facts, Different Outcomes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Does Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court Really Change Anything? Just the facts, mam. This is a movie line I remember all too well from the remake of Dragnet, featuring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. It represented a clean and clear way to solve a case, get at the […]
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Clarence Thomas is in Trouble – Again
Clarence Thomas has served on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991. African American and born in poverty in Pinpoint, Georgia, Thomas attended Yale Law School and took the place of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights attorney and first African American on the Supreme Court. Those facts should bring pride to the Black community. Unfortunately, from […]
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Scotus Is On The Slopes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In my legislative career, I’ve either heard or said the phrase “it’s a slippery slope” at least 100 times. Signaling that a policy, ruling or decision will open the door to unwanted long-term outcomes, the “slippery slope” argument has been used to stave off the support of bad […]
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Despite Public Opinion
By Karen Stokes Last Friday, the Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, on a 5-4 vote, a nearly 50-year-old ruling that protected a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. The decision clears the way for over a dozen of states to swiftly ban the procedure and throws the country […]