Tag: Supreme Court
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
Which President Ignored Bounties on Our Murdered Soldiers?
Either the ignoramus president was told the intelligence and did nothing about it or no one on his staff told him. Which sounds worse?
Native Playwright and Others Fear a New Trail of Tears
With the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) under right-wing attack, Mary Kathryn Nagle sounds the alarm.
Ending Birthright Citizenship: What Dictators Do
Trump will rely on inaccurate interpretations and debunked legal arguments to push a fascist policy favored by some of the worst actors in human history.
Kavanaugh Wanted a Job — He Wasn’t Entitled to Due Process
If a man wants something badly enough, he'll assert the right to it, even if he doesn't have one.
Kavanaugh Is In… So, Where Do We Go From Here?
Many of us were glued to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing last week featuring testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and then-Supreme Court...
What the Constitution Means to Me, You, and Mike Iveson
"Ruth Bader Ginsberg is essentially America's greatest superhero right now."
Meet the Young Actor Who Is Very Close to Dr. Ford
"She is so strong. She is scared, but she endures. She is my hero."
Why ‘RBG’ (Film and Notorious!) Is Calling Artists to Action
Forget the "quiet resistance." Artists must be an emphatic, self-assured group that won't be silenced.
The Arts Wants to End Citizens United, Too
I asked what this political action committee was afraid of. But that wasn't the problem.
I Shouldn’t Judge a Play About Antonin Scalia Until I See...
What if I think he was a terrible jurist and a bad man? Does that make me a bad critic?
New Documentary Spotlights Drama Behind US v. Windsor
The story behind the story of the most important gay-rights legal decision of our time.
Yes, Our Constitution Might Be on the Side of Facebook
In Europe, you have the right to be forgotten. In America, you may only have the right to be remembered.
“Notorious” Ruth Bader Ginsburg in “My Own Words”
Writings on feminism, fairness, and equal and civil rights. Why an opera libretto?
Bernie Sanders, a Thinker’s Troublemaker
A swing back to the political left is far overdue.
2016 at the Supreme Court: As Political as the Election
This year’s decisions will be especially explosive.
Unpacking Planned Parenthood
At some point we have to agree on what life is and when it begins.
The Next President, the Supreme Court & Vital Decisions
What are the various Presidential candidates' visions for the Court?