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Published
March 3, 2021

Commentary: We need a second season of ‘Mrs. America’

Anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly’s career was no less important after her efforts derailed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1980.
Published
March 2, 2021

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold voting laws lower courts found unfair to minorities

However, the greater impact will be the test that the increasingly conservative court develops for proving violations of the Voting Rights Act, as new laws are proposed and state legislatures begin redrawing congressional and legislative districts following the 2020 Census.
Published
February 28, 2021

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct.
Published
February 27, 2021

Another View: Don’t make it easier for police to enter your home

The Supreme Court shouldn’t create a loophole in the Fourth Amendment.
Published
February 22, 2021

Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases in several states

The Supreme Court has rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election
Published
February 22, 2021

Supreme Court won’t stop turnover of Trump’s tax records to prosecutor

The high court’s action is a blow to Trump because he has for so long fought on so many fronts to keep his tax records shielded from view.
Published
February 19, 2021

Judge says gunman who killed her son also targeted Justice Sotomayor

U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed by a lawyer with a case before her, told '60 Minutes' in an interview airing Sunday that the gunman also planned to shoot Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Published
February 12, 2021

Supreme Court says Alabama cannot execute inmate without his pastor present

Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins the court's liberals in saying states must allow spiritual advisers at the time of death.
Published
February 6, 2021

Commentary: The courts are not coming to save voting rights

More than 100 new voting restrictions have been introduced across the United States. Opponents will find it hard to stop them.
Published
February 5, 2021

Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court

So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.