To cap off what is possibly the most right-wing judicial term in over a century, the highest court in the land has dealt yet another massive blow to the progression of common-sense liberal governance. In today’s ruling in the case West Virginia v. EPA, Chief Justice...
In a rare good ruling from the nation’s highest judicial body, the Supreme Court issued a June 29 ruling in the case of Torres v. Texas that protects veterans from discrimination by state governments and retains legal liability for those same administrations. Military...
Since Friday, Americans are still reeling from the new reality of half of the population living without a right to an abortion in light of the Supreme Court of the United States overturning Roe v. Wade. Hundreds of abortion clinics are closing state by state, leaving...
In an opinion released on June 27 and written by the Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court used a case about a Washington high school football coach to effectively neuter a section of the First Amendment and open the door to legislative religious...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas announced Tuesday that a state court has blocked Texas officials from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that was on the books prior to 1973. The news comes after the civil rights group filed a lawsuit is in response to an...
At a press conference on Monday, Travis County District Attorney José Garza repeated his promise to not prosecute abortions following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “I promise that I will continue to fight for and protect women’s rights and use my discretion as the...
The January Sixth hearings have so far provided compelling and explosive details about efforts from former President Trump and his inner circle to try and circumvent the 2020 election, which was won by President Joe Biden. Yesterday’s hearing also offered a new fact:...
On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed federal protections for an abortion. In Texas, abortion will soon become illegal in due to the state’s “trigger law.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has said the trigger law...
The Texas Senate committee formed after the Uvalde mass shooting held its first public hearings this week. For anyone hoping something substantial will be done before the start of the school year in August, none of it instilled confidence. Tuesday’s 12-hour hearing...