Supreme Court
Unions spared, for now, in split Supreme Court Friedrichs ruling
March 29, 2016Today, the Supreme Court, by way of an equally divided ruling, ended the fiercest legal attack on the labor movement in decades.
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Not holding Supreme Court nomination hearings is “middle finger” politics
March 17, 2016Yesterday, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by Scalia.
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Unions demand that Senate consider Obama’s Supreme Court nominee
February 19, 2016Union leaders said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can't pick and choose which presidential election determines when to fill a Supreme Court vacancy.
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The main political issue of the year stems from Scalia’s death
February 16, 2016Within hours, the Senate Republicans formed a blockade: They would wait more than ten months for the next president to replace Scalia no matter who President Obama sent their way.
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For union supporters rallying at SCOTUS, Friedrichs case is personal
January 12, 2016Outside the Supreme Court building, unionists waved signs with phrases like "Working people want a voice."
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