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Campaign forming for sweeping anti-discrimination ballot issue in response to anti-transgender bills
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 3 days agoA campaign is in the early stages of organizing to ask Ohio voters to adopt a sweeping...
Where would N.M. fit in evangelical America?
Santa Fe New Mexican· 2 days agoThe Supreme Court had outlawed segregation, prayer and Bible reading in the schools and issued the decision on Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion. Then, Congress had passed ...
Another blow to American democracy from the Supreme Court
The Hill· 5 days agoThe Supreme Court’s assault on elections began in 2010, when a 5-4 conservative majority in Citizens...
Key proposition aims to protect same sex marriage
The Lake County Record-Bee· 3 days agoamendment via a ballot proposition that included no reason for its adoption. “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in...
Only Clarence Thomas Would Let Domestic Abusers Keep Their Guns In New Ruling
TPM via Yahoo News· 3 days agoStrict scrutiny, the highest of these, is often invoked in equal protection claims, and meant to...
These 5 states are the most likely to see legislative chambers flip in November
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDemocrats failed to pass big-ticket bills like a public infrastructure borrowing package and an Equal Rights Amendment enshrining protections ...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWith the 13th Amendment, African Americans became citizens and enjoyed some of the perks of...
Statehouse Beat: GOP today unrecognizable from a mere 50 years ago
The Charleston Gazette· 2 days agoPrice was an architect of and a leading advocate for Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan, which essentially would have replaced welfare with a guaranteed minimum income program for impoverished families ...
The Military Was Combating Racism. Then, Congress Stepped In.
Military.com via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWe propose solutions at every opportunity, like in NDAA amendments. We consider racial/ethnic...
Arkansas federal judge dismisses states’ lawsuit over pregnant worker protections
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA federal judge in Arkansas dismissed a lawsuit filed by 17 state attorneys general looking to stop...