-
Recent Posts
Top Posts & Pages
Categories
Tag Archives: Supreme Court
How to Update the Voting Rights Act
By Spencer Overton Five Supreme Court Justices just rolled back the most effective civil rights provision in our nation’s history. What should we do now? One option is to declare “mission accomplished” and forget about race in politics. That, however, … Continue reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act
By Eyder Peralta In a highly anticipated ruling today, the Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. “DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment,” SCOTUSblog reports. The … Continue reading
Affirmative Action Court Ruling: Can the Policy Survive?
By Keli Goff Now that the Supreme Court has kicked Fisher v. University of Texas, its first major affirmative action case in a decade, back to the lower court, the outcome is still up on the air. But something that … Continue reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law
By Eyder Peralta By a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by Justice Department. The decision focuses on section … Continue reading
Hours After Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter Suppression Law, Senator Introduces Bill To Overturn Decision
By Scott Keyes The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona voter suppression law in a surprise move Monday, but one Republican senator is already trying to work around that decision. Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the 7-2 opinion in the … Continue reading
Posted in News from the Soul Brother
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Arizona, citizenship, SCOTUS, Senate, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, Voter suppression
Leave a comment
Surprise! Justice Scalia Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Register To Vote
By Ian Millhiser In an opinion by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a 7-2 Supreme Court held this morning that an Arizona law requiring voting officials to reject voter registration forms that are “not accompanied by concrete evidence of citizenship” conflicts … Continue reading
Race vs. Class – The False Dichotomy
By Sherrilyn A. Ifill THE decision is in. All consideration of race in college admissions is over. No, the Supreme Court has not yet announced its decision in the landmark case of Fisher v. University of Texas; that ruling is … Continue reading
Supreme Court OKs patenting of human DNA if synthetic
In a first of its kind ruling on human genes, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday decided that synthetically produced genetic material can be patented but naturally occurring DNA extracted from the human body cannot. The nine justices handed … Continue reading
Will the Supreme Court Stop Prosecutorial Misconduct?
This is an important case to watch for developments in. Prosecutorial misconduct is one of many problems in the criminal justice system that greatly affects people of color. Will the Supreme Court Stop Prosecutorial Misconduct?.
Posted in News from the Soul Brother
Tagged government, incarceration, justice, law, Prosecutorial misconduct, Supreme Court
Leave a comment
ColorLines’ Fantasy Supreme Court
Yesterday afternoon as the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began I read this fantastic article from Kai Wright. The diversity and legal aptitudes of the people chosen by Kai are exceptional and in many cases very interesting. COLORLINES … Continue reading
Posted in News from the Soul Brother
Tagged diversity, Elena Kagan, justice, law, politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Leave a comment
soulbrotherspeaks.com 