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COMMENTARY

How the U.S. Supreme Court could doom workplace diversity initiatives | Opinion

BY: - April 28, 2023

Cases heard last fall, and expected to be decided soon, could topple race-baed considerations.

COMMENTARY

How has the Supreme Court’s decision on mifepristone affected abortion access? | Analysis

BY: - April 27, 2023

4 questions answered on the high court's ruling.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion pill is a ‘relief,’ but a ‘long road ahead’

BY: , and - April 21, 2023

'As long as I serve the people of Pennsylvania, I will always protect your freedom to choose,' Shapiro said.

U.S. Supreme Court holds off on abortion pill ruling until midnight Friday

BY: - April 19, 2023

This is the second short-term stay from Alito. The first, issued on Friday, April 14, was set to expire Wednesday at midnight. 

COMMENTARY

Gideon at 60: SCOTUS ruling reinforces need for competent public criminal defense | Matthew Mangino

BY: - March 26, 2023

Their rights are our rights—a buffer between rogues, zealots, and demagogues.

Black borrowers hold a disproportionate share of student loan debt, and many likely were recipients of Pell Grants.

As Supreme Court considers student loan forgiveness, states may expand their programs

BY: - March 14, 2023

At least two dozen bills are moving through state legislatures this spring.

Black borrowers hold a disproportionate share of student loan debt, and many likely were recipients of Pell Grants.

Black student loan borrowers at risk as U.S. Supreme Court weighs forgiveness plan

BY: - February 27, 2023

Black borrowers hold a disproportionate share of student loan debt, and many likely were recipients of Pell Grants.

COMMENTARY

What both sides of the abortion fight can learn from Antonin Scalia | Bruce Ledewitz

BY: - February 21, 2023

Both sides are committing a political error by trying to nationalize the issue again, this time in Congress

COMMENTARY

Do women’s lives matter to federal courts? | Opinion

BY: - February 15, 2023

Far-reaching legal cases, including a ruling by a Kentucky federal judge, raise serious concerns.

Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years

BY: - January 30, 2023

A decision on the program's legality is not expected until 2024, when it eventually goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Federal judge could decide as soon as February to yank abortion pill nationwide

BY: - January 23, 2023

The case is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

COMMENTARY

The one good thing about the independent state legislature theory | Bruce Ledewitz

BY: - December 16, 2022

The doctrine, for all its faults, would protect the public from judicial partisanship.