In January, a year and half after the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees gave states free reign to restrict abortion — even if that meant forcing women to carry dangerous, ill-fated pregnancies to term— the court doubled-down on that decision, stepping in to ensure Idaho could continue denying abortions to patients …
Read More »Supreme Court to Review Case on Homeless Residents Sleeping in Public
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to weigh in on whether homeless individuals have the right to camp on public property. The issue is the biggest SCOTUS case in decades on the rights of the homeless, and the decision has the potential to impact how cities across the U.S. handle …
Read More »Supreme Court to Decide if Trump Can Be Booted Off Colorado Ballot
The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from Colorado‘s ballot over his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Oral arguments have been scheduled in the coming weeks and the justices acknowledged the need …
Read More »Dawn Porter's Massive 2023: Lady Bird Johnson and Taking on SCOTUS
Dawn Porter looks for stories of people who made history without asking. By following congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis in John Lewis: Good Trouble, or President Obama’s White House photographer Pete Souza in The Way I See It, she says she hopes to shade in between the lines …
Read More »Music Groups Call Supreme Court Ruling in Warhol Case a 'Massive Victory' For The Business
In a case with potential implications on a wide range of creative industries, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, May 18, that Andy Warhol infringed on a photographer’s copyrights for his portraits of Prince. The court ruled 7-2 in favor of Lynn Goldsmith, whose photos of The Purple One were …
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