Biden Can End 'Remain in Mexico' Border Policy, Says SCOTUS Scrapping the policy is an important step in restoring a fair asylum-seeking process. Reason · Jun 30, 2022
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #19 Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in… Ballotpedia · Jun 29, 2022
Are contraceptives next for SCOTUS? "I do think the first test is going to be on contraception," one expert said of Clarence Thomas' opinion Salon · Jun 29, 2022
Many Roe protests met with violence Right claimed to fear pro-choice "rage" after SCOTUS decision — but so far the violence is directed at protesters Salon · Jun 28, 2022
What's Wrong With Abortion Federalism? Plus: stereotypes within libertarianism, and Katherine compares the editors to Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. Reason · Jun 27, 2022
Texas Senator: "Do Plessy vs Ferguson" Cornyn made the remark via Twitter in a share of former President Barack Obama's statement on the Roe reversal Salon · Jun 25, 2022
Anti-choice right gloats, and dreams big On social media, far right dunks extensively, promises national abortion ban and "thousand-year White Boy Summer" Salon · Jun 24, 2022
ESPN’s Malika Andrews Comments on SCOTUS Overturning Roe v. Wade The 27-year-old anchor shared her thoughts on Friday’s shocking news. Sports Illustrated · Jun 24, 2022
The scramble to reschedule abortions “We're getting absolutely inundated today with callers," the NAF hotline told Salon Salon · Jun 24, 2022
Outside the Supreme Court, Our First Glimpse of Post-Roe Politics A weird, messy protest reflects a weird, messy future. Reason · Jun 24, 2022
Supreme Court rules there is no constitutional right to abortion; overturns Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, in which it held there is no right to abortion under the U.S. Constitution. The court’s decision explicitly overturned its previous rulings in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned… Ballotpedia · Jun 24, 2022
SCOTUS Rejects 'Interest-Balancing' Tests That Treated the Second Amendment As a 'Constitutional Orphan' The ruling against New York's carry permit policy is a rebuke to courts that routinely rubber-stamp gun restrictions. Reason · Jun 24, 2022
'A revolutionary ruling – and not just for abortion’: A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of Dobbs The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse 50 years of constitutional protection for the right to get an abortion is more than 200 pages long. Morgan Marietta, a political scientist at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and editor of the annual SCOTUS series at Palgrave Macmillan, studies the ideas and ideology… The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Celebrities react to the Supreme Court's abortion ruling Celebrities including Viola Davis, Bette Midler and Stephen King reacted with sorrow and frustration after the Supreme Court on Friday voted 5-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to abortion
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court should ‘reconsider’ legalising same-sex marriage and contraception in wake of Roe decision Justice wrote in concurrent opinion on Friday’s ruling that court should reconsiderGriswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.
Reason · Jun 24, 2022 The Online Freakout Over Yesterday's Supreme Court Decisions Plus: Abortion and free speech, Juul fights back, and more...
Reason · Jun 23, 2022 'The Second Amendment Is Not Unlimited,' Brett Kavanaugh Stresses in SCOTUS Gun Case “Properly interpreted, the Second Amendment allows a ‘variety’ of gun regulations,” Kavanaugh writes, invoking Antonin Scalia
Reason · Jun 23, 2022 SCOTUS Says You Can't Sue the Cops for Violating Your Miranda Rights A 6–3 ruling undermines attempts to hold police accountable for misconduct.
Reason · Jun 23, 2022 In Landmark 2nd Amendment Ruling, SCOTUS Affirms Right 'To Carry a Handgun for Self-Defense Outside the Home' “Nothing in the Second Amendment’s text draws a home/public distinction with respect to the right to keep and bear arms,” says New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2022 US Supreme Court strikes down New York restriction on guns The ruling says a law requiring resident to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed gun in public is unconstitutional.
Reason · Jun 22, 2022 SCOTUS Again Upholds Double Prosecution and Punishment for the Same Crime Unsatisfied by the outcome of one case, the feds secured a much more severe penalty the second time around.
Salon · Jun 21, 2022 Sotomayor rips Supreme Court on religion Critics say SCOTUS is "forcing American taxpayers to fund private religious education"
Ballotpedia · Jun 21, 2022 The Checks and Balances Letter, June 2022: Fifth Circuit finds constitutional flaws in SEC enforcement The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.
Ballotpedia · Jun 17, 2022 ICYMI: Top stories of the week On Tuesday, statewide primaries took place in four states: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. Here are some results highlighted in Thursday’s Brew: