The Supreme Court is poised to take the bench today and begin the second half of a term laced with hot button issues such as affirmative action, gay marriage, voting rights and government secrecy. The justices … Continue reading
Arizona authorities can begin checking the immigration status of criminal suspects, but for now they cannot arrest people for harboring people suspected of being in the United States illegally, a federal judge ruled today. U.S. District … Continue reading
In the middle of a rambling conversation on the website Reddit on Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed the idea of a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2-year-old Citizens United decision. Obama suggested that an effort to amend the … Continue reading
So far, Obamacare has been nothing that was promised by proponents and everything that was warned against by opponents. The latest twist of the knife is that the euphemistically named Affordable Care Act will be … Continue reading
Two dozen Republican governors fought all the way to the Supreme Court to win the right to reject President Barack Obama’s expansion of Medicaid under the health care law. However, just a few weeks after the Supreme Court sided with them, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a hat tip to common sense, decided yesterday that nonunion members can opt out of union fees that are targeted towards political purposes. “Labor unions must give nonmember workers ‘fresh notice’ … Continue reading
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney imposed a penalty on people who could afford health insurance but chose to go without it. As Republican presidential candidate, Romney opposes the federal health care law that does the same … Continue reading
Federal agents on Monday night took into custody two suspected illegal immigrants stopped by Arizona sheriff’s deputies – marking the first known time they have worked together on such a case since the Supreme Court ruling … Continue reading
Supreme Court observers are shocked at the leaks that are flowing from the high court’s chambers in the wake of its landmark healthcare decision. In contrast to Congress, which leaks like a sieve, and the White … Continue reading
After a month in which his re-election campaign picked up momentum, hard economic realities are about to hit President Barack Obama as he takes to the road on a campaign bus trip through the Rust Belt. … Continue reading
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