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Europe judicial system isn't as controversial as the US Supreme Court

Win McNamee/Getty Images<p><b>Trump's conservative Supreme Court bench, which would be completed by his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, could overrule Roe v. Wade, eliminating women's constitutional right to abortion.</b>• <b><br>In some European countries, the judicial appointment process is designed to ensure the</b> …

Let Them Teach

UK colleges are richer places because of teachers and students from overseas, writes the AoC's Emma Meredith<p>Emma Meredith<p>09 July 2018<p>Following the …

Why the Meltdown Over Kavanaugh

The end of the world is coming. At least, that is what the Left believes will happen if the Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. It …

Kavanaugh resembles Roberts, but they’re hardly clones

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings to be a Supreme Court justice will take place in the shadow of the nomination of John Roberts to be …

Where do we go from here? The Supreme Court has been stolen.

In 2005, I wrote my first piece on then Judge John Roberts’s confirmation hearing for his nomination to the Supreme Court. It was this one:<p>In his …

Commentary: On privacy, the Supreme Court takes an uncertain step in the right direction

In its most recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the most important Fourth Amendment cases of the past several decades involving …

Fox News’ John Roberts Defends CNN After Trump Refuses Question from ‘Fake News’

During a press conference on Friday, Trump lashed out at CNN before taking a question from ‘real network’ Fox News.<p>“Let’s go to a real …

‘Zero backbone’: Fox News’ ‘lapdog’ White House reporter ripped for letting Trump walk all over CNN

President Donald Trump on Friday refused to take a question from a CNN reporter on the grounds that the network was filled with “fake news.” Trump …

Does Brett Kavanaugh Spell the End of Voting Rights?

In late 2011, the Obama administration blocked a South Carolina law that required voters to show a photo ID before casting their ballots, finding that it could disenfranchise tens of thousands of minority voters, who were more likely than whites to lack such IDs.<p>But when South Carolina asked a …

John Roberts addresses Trump's criticism of NBC News, CNN

Balancing The Ledger: Polychain Capital's Olaf Carlson-Wee Isn't Discouraged by the Crypto-slump

In fact he’s downright excited by the state of the industry

In praise of Justice Kennedy and his legacy of international engagement

By now, we are getting used to the idea that Justice Anthony Kennedy will be retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, paving the way for a major battle …

Another win for The List

Subtlety not being Donald Trump’s customary approach to his job, his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was a surprisingly artful …

The forgotten, slam-dunk shutdown of Ninth Circuit insanity

Under our prevailing corrupt judicial practices, one district judge or one circuit panel can redefine our Constitution, determine our politics, and …

A Hively Debate

On April 4, 2017, an incredibly important court decision emerged from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals: <i>Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College</i>. But …

Changes at the Supreme Court: What’s At Stake for Wildlife?

With the retirement of <b>U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy</b>, the future of wildlife and federal stewardship of our natural resources hangs in …

‘This Is Democracy, and It’s Not Very Democratic’

<i>The orginal Gerrymander, named for Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry.</i><p><i>Recalled by many as an old-timey graphic in middle school textbooks, the term</i> …

What is the Tor Browser? How it works and how it can help you protect your identity online

The Tor Browser is a web broswer that anonymizes your web traffic using the Tor network, making it easy to protect your identity online. If you're …

Replacing Justice Kennedy: Why Roe Won’t Be (Formally) Overruled, Same-Sex Marriage Rights Won’t Be Undone, and Affirmative Action Won’t Be Terminated, but Electoral Reform Could Suffer Greatly

Posted in: Civil Rights<p>It looks like Justice Anthony Kennedy will be replaced by one of his former clerks, DC Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Judge …

Is Rand Paul a Threat to Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS nomination?

All eyes have been on two pro-choice Republicans as potential roadblocksto the Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. But after the …

How Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Sides on Science Issues — NOVA Next | PBS

Last month, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plans to retire, setting off a fury of speculation about who President Trump would …

Why markets are ignoring the trade war

<b>WHY MARKETS ARE IGNORING THE TRADE WAR</b>— For the latest POLITICO Money podcast, I spoke with Richard Bernstein, former chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch and now head of Richard Bernstein Advisors, about why markets are racing ahead even as President Trump executes a trade war with the …

Trump Card: Brett Kavanaugh and the “Unitary Executive” Theory

Newly minted Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was the kid who took down the names of misbehaving classmates while teacher was out of the room. I …

SLS Faculty Weigh In on Recent SCOTUS Decisions in Roundup of the 2017 Term | Stanford Law School

In this roundup, Stanford Law School faculty members offer commentary on key SCOTUS decisions from this year’s term (beginning Oct., 2017), offering …

You Don’t Have to Overrule Roe to Overrule Roe

A second Supreme Court nomination by President Trump does not necessarily mean Roe v. Wade will be overturned. At least not formally. Instead, look …

Judge Kavanaugh and Justice Kennedy's Free Speech Legacy

Justice Anthony Kennedy was the most speech-protective justice on the most speech-protective Supreme Court in our nation's history. His expansive …

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz Dismisses Liberal Hysteria Over Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz defended President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday and rebuked …

For progressives, there's a bright side to Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination

Conservatives have been more motivated than liberals by the Supreme Court. We need to vote more in every election to make up for lost time.<p>Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has retired. President Donald Trump cares little for legal method or substance, and was happy to let his conservative …

Democrats Say Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Is A Threat To The ACA

Senate Democrats, who are divided on abortion policy, are instead turning to health care as a rallying cry for opposition to Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.<p>Specifically, they are sounding the alarm that confirming the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals judge could …

GOP sold its soul long before Trump nominated Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

The July 10 editorial rightly excoriates the Republican Party for selling its soul to enable the Trump presidency and its toxic consequences of now …