http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/supreme-court 2013-05-24T15:36:38Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-keegan/we-have-the-most-conserva_b_3333337.html 2013-05-24T15:36:38Z 2013-05-24T15:36:38Z Michael B. Keegan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-keegan/ While the Supreme Court and lower federal courts continue to drive to the right, many Americans, strangely, have come to believe that the courts tilt to the left. This misperception of the federal judiciary, and especially the Supreme Court, is no fluke. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/john-roberts">John Roberts</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-rights">Worker&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/immigration-reform-clears_b_3322666.html 2013-05-22T19:26:41Z 2013-05-22T19:26:41Z Chris Weigant http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/ The politics of immigration reform are already messy, and they're just going to get messier. The hurdles are going to get a lot higher, and a lot harder to clear. Whether they can be cleared or not may depend on the final tally the bill gets in the Senate floor vote. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/committee">Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/latinos">Latinos</a>, <a href="/tag/house">House</a>, <a href="/tag/patrick-leahy">Patrick Leahy</a>, <a href="/tag/john-boehner">John Boehner</a>, <a href="/tag/gang-of-eight">Gang of Eight</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/bipartisan">Bipartisan</a>, <a href="/tag/democrats">Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration-bill">Immigration Bill</a>, <a href="/tag/floor-vote">Floor Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-spouses">Gay Spouses</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration-reform">Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-weigant">Chris Weigant</a>, <a href="/tag/comprehensive-immigration-reform">Comprehensive Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-of-marriage-act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/senate">Senate</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-orr/motor-voter-made-all-the-difference_b_3314093.html 2013-05-22T15:48:11Z 2013-05-22T15:48:17Z David Orr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-orr/ We should not place unnecessary barriers between a voter and her ballot. Unfortunately in recent years, state governments across our country have renewed the push to enact barriers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/moter-voter">Moter Voter</a>, <a href="/tag/moter-voter-law">Moter Voter Law</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-suppression">Voter Suppression</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-registration">Voter Registration</a>, <a href="/tag/nvra">Nvra</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/sonia-sotomayor-yale_n_3318773.html 2013-05-22T08:48:38Z 2013-05-22T08:58:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By MARK SHERMAN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<br /> <br /> WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the author of a unanimous decision delivered at the Supreme Court ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sonia-sotomayor-supreme-court">Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/sotomayor">Sotomayor</a>, <a href="/tag/sonia-sotomayor">Sonia Sotomayor</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-gay-marriage">Supreme Court Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/sonia-sotomayor-yale">Sonia Sotomayor Yale</a>, <a href="/tag/sonia-sotomayor-gay-marriage">Sonia Sotomayor Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendell-potter/as-if-the-citizens-united_b_3308058.html 2013-05-20T15:28:51Z 2013-05-20T15:29:52Z Wendell Potter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendell-potter/ The mainstream media seems to willfully ignore what corporations and other moneyed interests do to get what they want in Washington. As a result of this lack of media interest, Americans remain in the dark. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/obamacare">Obamacare</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying">Lobbying</a>, <a href="/tag/nfib">Nfib</a>, <a href="/tag/national-journal">National Journal</a>, <a href="/tag/ahip">Ahip</a>, <a href="/tag/affordable-care-act">Affordable Care Act</a>, <a href="/tag/lobbying-reform">Lobbying Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/chamber-of-commerce">Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/supreme-court-mississippi-redistricting_n_3306829.html 2013-05-20T11:49:42Z 2013-05-20T11:49:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.<br /> <br /> T... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-naacp">Supreme Court Naacp</a>, <a href="/tag/mississippi-redistricting">Mississippi Redistricting</a>, <a href="/tag/mississippi">Mississippi</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-mississippi-redistricting">Supreme Court Mississippi Redistricting</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/supreme-court-whistleblower-protection_n_3306489.html 2013-05-20T10:42:53Z 2013-05-20T10:42:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the sub... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/whistleblowers">Whistleblowers</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-whistleblower">Supreme Court Whistleblower</a>, <a href="/tag/whistleblower-protection">Whistleblower Protection</a>, <a href="/tag/whistleblowing">Whistleblowing</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-whistleblower-protection">Supreme Court Whistleblower Protection</a>, <a href="/tag/government-whistleblower-protection">Government Whistleblower Protection</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/supreme-court-legislative-prayers_n_3306312.html 2013-05-20T10:00:20Z 2013-05-20T10:00:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/prayers-public-meetings">Prayers Public Meetings</a>, <a href="/tag/2nd-circuit-court-of-appeals">2nd Circuit Court of Appeals</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/legislative-meetings">Legislative Meetings</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/circuit-court-of-appeals">Circuit Court of Appeals</a>, <a href="/tag/praying">Praying</a>, <a href="/tag/prayers">Prayers</a>, <a href="/tag/legislative-prayers">Legislative Prayers</a>, <a href="/tag/praying-legislative-meetings">Praying Legislative Meetings</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-legislative-prayers">Supreme Court Legislative Prayers</a>, <a href="/tag/public-meetings-prayers">Public Meetings Prayers</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/john-paul-stevens-bush-v-gore_n_3292007.html 2013-05-17T10:21:10Z 2013-05-17T10:21:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Thursday cast doubt on the criteria used to decide the 2000 Bush v. Gore case that ultimately delive... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/john-paul-stevens">John Paul Stevens</a>, <a href="/tag/2000-election">2000 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/huffpolitics-blog">HuffPolitics Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-justices">Supreme Court Justices</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/scotus">Scotus</a>, <a href="/tag/george-w-bush">George W. Bush</a>, <a href="/tag/bush-v-gore">Bush v. Gore</a>, <a href="/tag/al-gore">Al Gore</a>, <a href="/tag/2000-presidential-election">2000 Presidential Election</a>, <a href="/tag/john-paul-stevens-bush-v-gore">John Paul Stevens Bush v. 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Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-e-johnson/ The world does not get better by accident. It gets better because there are champions who insist on change, who pursue change, and who effect change. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-e-johnson">Robert E. Johnson</a>, <a href="/tag/higher-education">Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king">Martin Luther King</a>, <a href="/tag/becker-college">Becker College</a>, <a href="/tag/affirmative-action">Affirmative Action</a>, <a href="/tag/diversity">Diversity</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-baume/changes-ahead-for-marriage-equality-fight_b_3267729.html 2013-05-14T18:54:49Z 2013-05-14T18:54:51Z Matt Baume http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-baume/ With victories in Delaware, Rhode Island and Minnesota, the number of states with marriage equality has increased by three in just the last few weeks. Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon and even Nevada are on the horizon, but that's when our momentum may start slowing down. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/prop-8">Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/afer">Afer</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-prop-8">Supreme Court Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota-gay-marriage">Minnesota Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-gay-marriage">Supreme Court Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota-same-sex-marriage">Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota-marriage-equality">Minnesota Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-friedman-and-desi-doyen/green-news-report---may-1_b_3275721.html 2013-05-14T18:45:41Z 2013-05-14T18:45:41Z Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-friedman-and-desi-doyen/ <br /> <br /> TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport<br /> FACEBOOK: Green News Report<br /> The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!<br /> <br /> IN TODAY'... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/tesla-motors">Tesla Motors</a>, <a href="/tag/green-jobs">Green Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/clean-energy">Clean Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/green-news-report">Green News Report</a>, <a href="/tag/green-energy">Green Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street-journal">Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="/tag/monsanto">Monsanto</a>, <a href="/tag/pipeline">Pipeline</a>, <a href="/tag/consumer-reports">Consumer Reports</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/fossil-fuels">Fossil Fuels</a>, <a href="/tag/john-kerry">John Kerry</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-science">Climate Science</a>, <a href="/tag/electric-cars">Electric Cars</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-science">Anti-Science</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change-denial">Climate Change Denial</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming-deniers">Global Warming Deniers</a>, <a href="/tag/air-pollution">Air Pollution</a>, <a href="/tag/sequestration">Sequestration</a>, <a href="/tag/solar-power">Solar Power</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/tag/energy">Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-vilsack">Tom Vilsack</a>, <a href="/tag/climate">Climate</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-dioxide">Carbon Dioxide</a>, <a href="/tag/manufacturing">Manufacturing</a>, <a href="/tag/environmentalism">Environmentalism</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/arctic">Arctic</a>, <a href="/tag/toxic-chemicals">Toxic Chemicals</a>, <a href="/tag/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a>, <a href="/tag/brad-blog">BRAD BLOG</a>, <a href="/tag/tipping-point">Tipping Point</a>, <a href="/tag/sally-jewell">Sally Jewell</a>, <a href="/tag/green-news">Green News</a>, <a href="/tag/wildfires">Wildfires</a>, <a href="/tag/fox-news">Fox News</a>, <a href="/tag/sustainability">Sustainability</a>, <a href="/tag/greenhouse-gas-emissions">Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-warren/supreme-court-gay-marriage_b_3272837.html 2013-05-14T12:08:01Z 2013-05-14T12:08:05Z Steve Warren http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-warren/ May we look back 20 years from now and have the joy of remembering that the Supreme Court, instead of leaving us to live in 50 different Americas while the justices themselves lived in one America, found in its wisdom and strength that equal protection of the law is more than just words. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-prop-8">Supreme Court Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-gay-marriage">Supreme Court Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-proposition-8">Supreme Court Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-doma">Supreme Court DOMA</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-marriage-equality">Supreme Court Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage">Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/prop-8">Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/hollingsworth-v-perry">Hollingsworth v. Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-glashausser/second-amendment-rights_b_3268925.html 2013-05-14T11:16:50Z 2013-05-14T11:11:18Z Alex Glashausser http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-glashausser/ Sandblasting the Constitution to restore its actual text reveals that it lacks the absolutes urged by the graffiti artists. There is no right to bear any particular arm. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a>, <a href="/tag/gun-control">Gun Control</a>, <a href="/tag/constitution">Constitution</a>, <a href="/tag/nra">Nra</a>, <a href="/tag/guns">Guns</a>, <a href="/tag/second-amendment-rights">Second Amendment Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/originalism">Originalism</a>, <a href="/tag/gun-rights">Gun Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-gun-rights">Supreme Court Gun Rights</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-janet-edwards/stitching-together-our-quilt-called-community_b_3268665.html 2013-05-14T09:28:59Z 2013-05-14T09:37:33Z Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-janet-edwards/ If community is like a beautiful quilt that binds all of us together, then marriage is one very important set of stitches that connect the fabric of humanity. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/presbyterian-church">Presbyterian Church</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-study">Scripture Study</a>, <a href="/tag/scripture-commentary">Scripture Commentary</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/monsanto-soybeans-supreme-court_n_3269344.html 2013-05-13T20:44:17Z 2013-05-13T20:44:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on genetically altered soybeans and is not allowed to create ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/huffpost-live">HuffPost Live</a>, <a href="/tag/vernon-hugh-bowman-supreme-court">Vernon Hugh Bowman Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/monsanto-seed-case">Monsanto Seed Case</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/live-video">Live Video</a>, <a href="/tag/green-news">Green News</a>, <a href="/tag/vernon-hugh-bowman">Vernon Hugh Bowman</a>, <a href="/tag/monsanto-supreme-court">Monsanto Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/vernon-hugh-bowman-monsanto">Vernon Hugh Bowman Monsanto</a>, <a href="/tag/monsanto-supreme-court-case">Monsanto Supreme Court Case</a>, <a href="/tag/monsanto">Monsanto</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/justice-ginsburg-roe-v-wa_b_3264307.html 2013-05-12T23:42:38Z 2013-05-12T23:02:24Z Geoffrey R. Stone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/ I am a great admirer of Justice Ginsburg. But in her criticisms of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, I must dissent. <em>Roe</em> transformed the lives of tens of millions of women in this nation. It was the right decision... and its time had come. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/abortion">Abortion</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/abortion-rights">Abortion Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a>, <a href="/tag/ruth-bader-ginsburg">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/us-supreme-court-justices-african-american-lawyer_n_3262462.html 2013-05-12T09:26:42Z 2013-05-12T09:42:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-justices">Supreme Court Justices</a>, <a href="/tag/us-supreme-court-justices">u.s. Supreme Court Justices</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas">Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas</a>, <a href="/tag/clarence-thomas">Clarence Thomas</a>, <a href="/tag/us-supreme-court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/supreme-court-minority-lawyers_n_3262475.html 2013-05-12T08:36:39Z 2013-05-12T08:36:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court-lawyers">Supreme Court Lawyers</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-lawyer">Supreme Court Lawyer</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-african-americans">Supreme Court African Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme-Court</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court-minorities">Supreme Court Minorities</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/radical-posturing-vs-civi_b_3249924.html 2013-05-10T12:50:55Z 2013-05-10T12:50:58Z Andy Thayer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-thayer/ I gagged as I read Yasmin Nair's account of activist Angela Davis's recent speech insulting LGBTs who desire the right to marry. Davis says these LGBTs are motivated by a desire for "bourgeois respectability." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-davis">Angela Davis</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-combs/bending-toward-justice-a-reflection-on-president-obamas-marriage-equality-announcement-one-year-later_b_3239548.html 2013-05-09T14:46:21Z 2013-05-09T14:46:23Z Jacob Combs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-combs/ On year ago President Obama's ABC News interview marked an inflection point in the marriage equality debate, and though it might yet take some time for the legal reality of equal marriage laws to catch up to the political reality, an undeniable shift has occurred. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hivaids">HIV/AIDS</a>, <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/prop-8">Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/robin-roberts">Robin Roberts</a>, <a href="/tag/enda">Enda</a>, <a href="/tag/uafa">Uafa</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/the-politics-of-judging_b_3239473.html 2013-05-08T16:53:02Z 2013-05-08T16:53:07Z Ray Brescia http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/ Whether the Court's recent turns will threaten the public's perception of the Court, and the court system as a whole, remains to be seen. But the jury is out, and the data seems to be coming in: The Court appears in the midst of a significant partisan turn, one that could threaten its long-term legitimacy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/chief-justice-john-roberts">Chief Justice John Roberts</a>, <a href="/tag/john-ashcroft">John Ashcroft</a>, <a href="/tag/justice-samuel-alito">Justice Samuel Alito</a>, <a href="/tag/kiobel-v-royal-dutch-petroleum">Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum</a>, <a href="/tag/justice-sandra-day-oconnor">Justice Sandra Day O&#039;connor</a>, <a href="/tag/justice-john-paul-stevens">Justice John Paul Stevens</a>, <a href="/tag/bush-v-gore">Bush v Gore</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-gibson/end-corporate-personhood_b_3229883.html 2013-05-07T21:11:57Z 2013-05-07T21:12:01Z Carl Gibson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-gibson/ f you knew you could end the concept of corporate personhood at the local level, and that everyone all over the country was doing it too, wouldn't you... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/corporate-personhood">Corporate Personhood</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-young/buying-off-the-ref_b_3209907.html 2013-05-06T17:16:10Z 2013-05-06T17:16:15Z Brian Young http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-young/ In so many ways, the Chamber and its allies are pushing the Court in a direction where people get less and less power to counter corporate abuses. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/us-supreme-court">US Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/us-constitution">US Constitution</a>, <a href="/tag/tort-law">Tort Law</a>, <a href="/tag/class-action">Class Action</a>, <a href="/tag/consumers">Consumers</a>, <a href="/tag/chamber-of-commerce">Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="/tag/constitution">Constitution</a>, <a href="/tag/us-chamber-of-commerce">US Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-rights">Workers Rights</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>