Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan and the Battle Over Who Gets To Rule

by Victor Goode on January 9 2012, 8:58AM

As the Supreme Court prepares to take on a slate of big, history-shaping cases, the most weighty question is which justices will—or won’t—get to decide the outcome. Victor Goode explains the ethics fight that’s not going away any time soon.

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Goodwin Liu’s CA Supreme Court Nod Could Mean Big Win For Civil Rights

by Bryan Gerhart on July 28 2011, 10:10AM

But that doesn’t mean the law professor’s appointment sits well with everyone. Even some progressives.

Topics: Politics

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Wal-Mart and the Supreme Court v. Women of Color

by Akiba Solomon on June 22 2011, 10:35AM

The ruling on Dukes vs. Wal-Mart is a big deal for black and brown women. Here’s how.

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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Labor Law, But It’s No Model for SB 1070

by Jamilah King on May 26 2011, 2:21PM

The Legal Arizona Workers Act punishes businesses for hiring undocumented workers. But the battle over SB 1070 is looming.

Topics: Immigration

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Supreme Court Weighs Rights of Parents Facing Jail Over Child Support

by Jamilah King on March 23 2011, 5:07PM

Are child support lockups becoming debtors’ prisons?

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Supreme Court Weighs Case That’s Likely Precursor to SB 1070

by Seth Freed Wessler on December 10 2010, 12:08PM

How justices rule on another Arizona law may signal fate for all state-level immigration enforcement challenges.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration

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The Ongoing Self-Degradation of Virginia and Clarence Thomas

by Akiba Solomon on October 22 2010, 9:36AM

This time the high-tech lynching came through a phone line, but the evil still lurks within.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality

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No, Anita Hill Will Not Apologize to Clarence Thomas’ Wife

by Julianne Hing on October 20 2010, 1:10PM

But she will call the cops if Virginia Thomas doesn’t stay off her voicemail.

Topics: Politics

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Cases to Watch for the Most Conservative Supreme Court in Years

by Victor Goode on October 4 2010, 10:35AM

Immigration, prison overcrowding, prosecutorial overreaching and the culture wars are all on the docket.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration

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The Roots of the GOP’s Birth Citizenship Mania

by Victor Goode on August 12 2010, 11:29AM

Here’s what they’re talking about when they clamor for a review of the 14th Amendment.

Topics: 14th Amendment, Immigration

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Kagan Hearings: Thurgood Marshall Goes on Trial

by Kai Wright on June 29 2010, 12:02PM

Reports from Elena Kagan’s Senate confirmation hearings.

Topics: Elena Kagan

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ColorLines’ Fantasy Supreme Court

by Kai Wright on June 28 2010, 10:02AM

This spring, we asked our favorite court watchers for a list of people they’d love to see on the court—but who’d never be seriously mentioned as nominees.

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Supreme Court To Obama: Put Fairness Back Into the Deportation Process

by Seth Freed Wessler on June 17 2010, 2:21PM

As Obama’s administration continues its mad rush to the right on immigration—deporting more people than ever before in history—the Supreme Court has recently called for some small semblance of reason along the way. In an important and unanimous decision issued…

Topics: Immigration

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Unanimous Supreme Court Narrows Deportation Pipeline

by Seth Freed Wessler on June 14 2010, 11:48PM

In a hugely significant unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a documented immigrant convicted of two minor drug-possession crimes will not face mandatory deportation. The ruling could drastically alter implementation of a controversial 1996 law that limited discretion…

Topics: Immigration

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States Can’t Lock Up Kids For Life, Says Supreme Court

by Kai Wright on May 18 2010, 10:46AM

The Supreme Court reined in juvenile imprisonment yesterday with a ruling that restricts states from locking up minors for life without parole for non-homicide convictions. The ruling expands on a 2005 decision that barred states from executing minors. CNN quotes…

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Elena Kagan is No Thurgood Marshall

by Dom Apollon on May 12 2010, 12:00PM

Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee clerked for one of history’s greatest racial justice champions. You wouldn’t know it by looking at her career since.

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Kagan’s Harvard Hiring Record a Vision in White

by Kai Wright on May 10 2010, 10:41AM

President Obama pointed out this morning that Solicitor General Elena Kagan, his pick to replace Justice Stevens, was the first woman to lead Harvard Law School. He noted Kagan’s reputation for broadening Harvard’s faculty to include more conservative viewpoints, to…

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A Fantasy Supreme Court

by Jamilah King, Hatty Lee on May 6 2010, 12:00PM

Nine legal rabble-rousers who’d never make President Obama’s shortlist. But we can dream.

Topics: Elena Kagan

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Goodwin Liu as Round 1 of the SUPCO Debate

by Kai Wright on April 16 2010, 11:58AM

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on Goodwin Liu’s nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today and conservatives are on 10 about it. If approved, Liu will be the only Asian-American judge serving in…

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The Rumors Begin: Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee

by Jorge Rivas on April 5 2010, 1:57PM

In an interview with The NY Times, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens confirmed rumors that he’s considering retiring. “I do have to fish or cut bait, just for my own personal peace of mind and also in fairness to…

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