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Attacking Shariah, Attacking Religious Freedom (Law, Race and Religion, The Courts)

In the United States, anti-Islamic fear-mongering has paved the way for efforts to criminalize the religion itself.

Dr. Zahid Bukhari
Liberals Win Big on Supreme Court ACA Decision (Healthcare Policy, Conservatives and the American Right, The Constitution, The Courts)

But the fact that five justices were nearly willing to strike it down shows just how conservative this Court truly is.

David Cole
In the Healthcare Decision, a Hidden Threat? (US Politics, Healthcare Policy, The Courts)

Could the Supreme Court's ruling on healthcare be a major victory for those who want to limit the social safety net?

Aziz Huq
The Supreme Court Leaves Romney in the Cold (Election 2012, The Constitution, The Courts)

 Mitt's reaction to today's decision was feeble, and telling.

Robert Scheer
On Immigration, United States 1, Arizona 0 (Immigration to the US, The Constitution, The Courts)

Contrary to many claims, the Supreme Court did not uphold the “show me your papers” provision of SB-1070—the decision is a near-complete victory for immigrants’ rights.

David Cole
Margaret Flowers: Obamacare Doesn't Go Far Enough (Barack Obama, Healthcare Policy, The Constitution, The Courts)

We need universal healthcare now, Flowers argues.

Francis Reynolds
Health Care: Give the People What They Want
Healthcare: Give the People What They Want (Are Republicans and Democrats the Same?, Healthcare Policy, The Courts)

Most Americans want pretty much the same outcome from healthcare reform, and it’s not what either major-party candidate is offering.

Robert Scheer
Supreme Court
Why Are Americans Losing Trust in the Supreme Court? (Government, Healthcare Policy, The Courts)

One simple answer is: partisanship.

Barry Friedman
How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life‬ (Racism and Discrimination, Jails and Prisons, The Courts)

Why is a first-world country imprisoning its children for life?

Francis Reynolds
The Supreme Court
Why the Supreme Court Matters (The Constitution, The Courts)

A GOP win in November would move the most conservative bench in history even further to the right.

Ari Berman

Blogs

Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads
John Nichols

As someone who has written several books and dozens of major articles on judicial interventions in our politics, and who has covered literally hundreds of campaigns in every state of the country, I have made no secret about my sense that the best response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to let corporations spend freely on campaigns is a constitutional amendment to protect our democracy from being overwhelmed with corporate cash.

February 11, 2010
Free Speech for People
Peter Rothberg

My colleague and friend John Nichols' new post appropriately lauds Rep. Donna Edwards' proposed legislation to redress the damage done by the Supreme Court in its decision in the case of Citizens United v. FEC to abandon long-standing precedent with the purpose of permitting corporations to dominate the political discourse.

February 2, 2010
Donna Edwards' No Corporate Monopoly of Elections Amendment
John Nichols

Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards turned to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis for guidance in framing the Constitutional amendment she proposed Tuesday as the right and necessary response to the decision by Chief Justice John Roberts and a high court majority to abandon law and precedent with the purpose of permitting corporations to dominate the political discourse.

February 2, 2010
Calling Out "Not True" Alito
John Nichols

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he said he would not bring a political agenda to the high court, became the unexpected "star" of State of the Union night by playing the part of the sullen teenager.

January 30, 2010
AFL-CIO Letter Details Role In, Position On Citizens United Case
John Nichols

My January 24 column on the role of the AFL-CIO in the Citizens United v. FEC case highlighted the concerns of some unions regarding the federation's decision to file an amicus brief in support of Citizens United in its case against the Federal Elections Commission. The piece stirred a tremendous response and a great discussion about the Supreme Court's removal of limits on corporate campaign spending. In preparing the piece and since its publication, I've heard from heads of national unions that are affiliated with the AFL as well as leaders of state and regional labor federations and lots of individual union members. Today, I'll highlight a very critical response from a top lawyer for the AFL-CIO.

January 29, 2010
Unions Can't Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash
John Nichols

Some union leaders think that the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC -- which essentially takes the limits off campaign spending -- will give them the same flexibility and freedom to influence the process as it does corporations. What are the leaders of the labor federation thinking?

January 24, 2010
Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions
John Nichols

What to do about the decision by U.S. Supreme Court to -- in the words of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold -- "(ignore) important principles of judicial restraint and respect for precedent" in order to make corporations the dominant players in American politics?

January 21, 2010
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