Tag: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the case challenging Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

Supreme Court rejects Justice Department attempt to fast-track DACA decision

Melissa Quinn · February 26, 2018 2:39 pm

According to the Manhattan Institute, the decision might affect 5 million public workers across 22 states including California, Illinois, and New York. (iStock photo)

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Supreme Court’s Janus case may restore labor union freedom for public employees

Jeanne Allen · February 26, 2018 1:03 pm

The closely watched employment case involves whether workers can be required as a condition of employment to waive their rights to engage in class-action lawsuits in favor of arbitration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Why are labor unions threatening the free speech rights of public employees?

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2018 5:01 am

After the recent school shooting in Florida, gun control has once again become a topic of national public debate. The judiciary branch is just as divided as the common man. (iStock)

Is Trump’s push for an AR-15 age limit constitutional?

Steven Nelson · February 25, 2018 5:01 am

Mark Janus, a soft-spoken record-keeper for the Illinois Department of Public Health, sued his workplace's union over a $50 fee it receives that automatically gets deducted from his paycheck every month although he never joined the union. Janus argues that violates his First Amendment rights. Now, the case is making its way to the Supreme Court.

Unions are the free riders, says government worker challenging labor fees at Supreme Court

Sean Higgins · February 24, 2018 5:01 am

Wheaton College of Illinois. (Christoffer Lukas MÃ¼ller / Wikimedia Commons)

Christian college wins battle with HHS over birth control mandate

Robert King · February 23, 2018 8:01 pm

Public Sector Unions Set to Face SCOTUS Scrutiny

Alice B. Lloyd · February 23, 2018 6:28 pm

Rather than being mindless cheerleaders, CPAC attendees need to think of themselves as the nagging conscience of future Republican officeholders and administrations. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CPAC and the conscience of a conservative

Washington Examiner · February 23, 2018 12:42 pm

Pennysylvania's Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, center, and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, right, submitted an emergency request to nation's highest court requesting a block on implementing the new lines drawn by the state court. (AP Photo/Chris Knight, File)

Pennsylvania Republicans threaten impeachment over redrawn electoral map

Salena Zito · February 22, 2018 4:42 pm

Neal Katyal: ‘At times, President Trump has behaved far worse than Nixon did.’

Adam Rubenstein · February 22, 2018 10:05 am

Shannon Edwards, whose affair with a married eight-term Pennsylvania congressman led to his resignation, announced in a statement that she is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Pittsburgh Rep. Mike Doyle. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Woman who had affair with GOP Rep. Tim Murphy is running for Congress

Salena Zito · February 22, 2018 3:13 am

Police should not be able to interrogate those under 18 years of age unless the minor is accompanied by a responsible adult. (Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent, Pool, File)

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The Supreme Court should hear ‘Making a Murderer’ Brendan Dassey’s appeal

Tom Rogan · February 21, 2018 10:25 pm