Supreme Court

The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

A grassroots campaign to remove President Andrew Jackson’s portrait from the $20 bill is receiving some attention. Why Jackson especially?…

June 10, 2015

Then and now: The UAW vs. the bosses

This past May marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Automobile Workers in Detroit in 1935. Less…

June 2, 2015

Tens of thousands strike for school funding in Washington State

Some 6,000 Seattle school teachers held a one-day strike on May 19, defying the Washington State Legislature. Along with student…

May 30, 2015

Supreme Court pressed to grant right to marry

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. Plaintiffs from Michigan,…

May 8, 2015

Stop cops from killing people with disabilities

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking police exemption from the Americans with Disabilities Act has critical importance for…

March 6, 2015

Same-sex marriage wins in Alabama

The number of states that deny couples of the same sex the most basic human right to marry continues to…

February 16, 2015

Disabled and civil rights groups raise alarm over Supreme Court case on police shootings

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court which seeks police exemption from the Americans with Disabilities Act has critical importance…

February 10, 2015

Marriage equality movement progresses

Bulletin: As of Feb. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will not stay a federal court ruling ordering same-sex marriages to…

February 9, 2015

Another legal victory for Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox

Albert Woodfox, one of the Angola 3 political prisoners, has spent 42 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. On Nov.…

February 5, 2015

LGBTQ marriage equality fight moves ahead

For almost 400 years, since the first English settlers began stealing land from the original inhabitants of North America, legal…

January 19, 2015