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Election Integrity
January 5, 2019 | Austen Erblat
Tags: Gerrymandering, North Carolina, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Could Get in the Way of Gerrymandering Reform

Reading Time: 3 minutes While some critics of partisan gerrymandering hope the Supreme Court can put a stop to it, others fear the court may actually enable states to draw unfair maps.

Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
Blog Posts
October 11, 2018 | Nina Sparling
Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota, SCOTUS, Voter ID

Supreme Court Celebrates Columbus Day by Screwing North Dakota’s Native American Voters

Reading Time: 2 minutes The US Supreme Court opted to change the voter identification rules in North Dakota just weeks before the midterm election — a decision that could keep thousands of mostly Native American voters from casting a ballot.

Brett Kavanaugh, Ed Kavanaugh, Martha Kavanaugh
US Politics
October 5, 2018 | Doug Vaughan
Tags: Brett Kavanaugh, Johnson & Johnson, SCOTUS

Exclusive: Kavanaugh Father-Son Cancer Powder Keg

Reading Time: 14 minutes Brett Kavanaugh has devoted his career to fighting regulation on corporations — while his father has helped corporations limit industry liability in a huge looming cancer case affecting millions of women, babies, and others.

Brett Kavanaugh, Zina Bash
Threats to Democracy, US Politics
September 10, 2018 | Celia Wexler
Tags: Brett Kavanaugh, hearings, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

The Kavanaugh Hearing: Beyond the Soundbites

Reading Time: 11 minutes Democrats tried to expose some of his more conservative views, but Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hid behind the fine print.

Shelby County v. Holder, US Supreme Court
Election Integrity
August 15, 2018 | Nina Sparling
Tags: SCOTUS, Shelby County v. Holder, voter suppression

5 Years After ‘Shelby County,’ Democracy Has Suffered

Reading Time: 6 minutes Five years ago, a US Supreme Court decision had the practical effect of making it harder to vote in many states. Americans are still dealing with the consequences, and it’s only getting worse.

Planned Parenthood supporters
Civil Liberties, US Politics
August 2, 2018 | Kirsty Vitarelli
Tags: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS

What Will Happen If Abortion Legislation Is Turned Back to the States?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Some states’ laws are already cutting access to reproductive health care. What can the rest of the US expect if a conservative SCOTUS tips the balance on Roe v. Wade?

Anthony Kennedy
Election Integrity, US Politics
June 28, 2018 | Celia Wexler
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, campaign finance, redistricting, SCOTUS

Justice Kennedy’s Departure a Grim Prospect for Election Reform

Reading Time: 6 minutes Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court — and the consequences could be dire for a number of election reform efforts. Kennedy had a mixed record on the issue but his successor will likely be much worse.

John Roberts, Elena Kagan
Election Integrity
June 19, 2018 | Nina Sparling
Tags: Gerrymandering, Maryland, SCOTUS, wisconsin

Supreme Court Punts on Gerrymandering, Keeps Partisan Maps in Place

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Supreme Court disappointed election integrity advocates by declining to hear the merits of a case regarding perhaps one of the worst cases of partisan gerrymandering.

camera, court
Video
March 11, 2017 | Jimmy Falls
Tags: courtroom, SCOTUS, television cameras, US Supreme Court

Keeping an Eye on Justice

Reading Time: 2 minutes The work of the US Congress is on display for anyone desiring to tune in. But why are federal courts largely exempt from this public scrutiny?

Civil Liberties
July 2, 2015 | Klaus Marre
Tags: gay marriage, gay rights, LGBTQ, marriage equality, pride, SCOTUS

Gay Marriage Ruling Could Be an Opportunity Wasted for GOP Hopefuls

Reading Time: 3 minutes By taking the issue of gay marriage off the table once and for all, the Supreme Court provided Republican White House candidates with an opportunity to move on. But evangelical Christians will likely remain on the losing side of history.

US Politics
June 29, 2012 | James Huang
Tags: health insurance, insurance industry, Obama, Obamacare, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

ObamaCare: Was Roberts Doing Us a Favor? Please Weigh In.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Supreme Court decision in favor of President Obama’s health insurance mandate is being treated as a great victory for the administration. But does the public win? John Stauber says no. What do you say?

Civil Liberties, Hidden Influence
May 25, 2011 | Russ Baker
Tags: George W. Bush, interrogation, national security, Obama, SCOTUS, secrecy, Supreme Court, torture

What’s Up With Obama, Torture, and Secrecy?

Reading Time: 5 minutes On torture and secrecy, Obama is carefully treading a path laid by his predecessor. What gives?

The WhoWhatWhy Blog

Sex and Power: American Women Are Rocking the British Establishment

Debatable Conclusions

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