Supreme Court

Labor mobilizes to save Voting Rights Act

February 27, 2013 By John Wojcik

Voting rights were high on the agenda of the AFL-CIO's executive council meeting February 27 as the Supreme Court heard a challenge to Section 5 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The reverse discrimination farce

October 12, 2012 By Teresa Albano

History repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. So it goes for the Supreme Court case on affirmative action and campus diversity, Fisher v. University of Texas.

Watchdog group says debate should address High Court nominations

October 2, 2012 By John Wojcik

With the presidential debates coming up, the Alliance for Justice is insisting that debate moderators press the candidates to discuss the types of nominees they would propose for the High Court.

After Arizona

June 26, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

The ruling sends a signal to the right wing and lawmakers in Arizona, Alabama and elsewhere that state laws, recently put on the books for racist and political reasons across this country, are unconstitutional.

Supreme Court “rogues’ gallery”: another reason why 2012 matters

May 9, 2012 By Sam Webb

For millions of Americans, the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court may not register as a priority, or even as a passing concern.