The Supreme Court may not be complete, but that doesn't mean they are any less capable of causing a firestorm. In what seems to be an incredibly short-sighted decision, a major pillar of the United States Constitution has been all but gutted. Here's the information from the New York Times editorial board...
By this point in the Obama Presidency, one thing is clear... the legacy of our nation's 44th President is not being debated in the halls Congress, but in the halls of our nation's highest courts. Such was the case with the President's landmark legislative achievement-- the 2010 Affordable Care Act, and again the case in … Continue Reading ››
In what can only be interpreted as a visible sign of progress, several prominent Republicans have filed an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court stating that they support marriage equality for the whole United States.
Here's the story from Time magazine...
More than 300 veteran Republican lawmakers, operatives and consultants have filed a friend of the … Continue Reading ››
In a landmark ruling this week, the United States Supreme Court has taken a bold step to protect 'digital privacy' rights in the United States. Here's the story from the New York Times...
The folks over at ThinkProgress have done a spectacular job on summarizing the very complicated range of possibilities for what could happen this week. As the Supreme Court has historic hearings on both the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8, here's what you'll want to look for...
Finally the long wait is over. Per SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court has ruled the Affordable Care Act CONSTITUTIONAL by a 5-4 vote. The Healthcare law remains mostly intact.
