Subterms
Wisconsin proves it: Republicans will sacrifice voters’ health to keep power The deliberate chaos and unthinkable images from the state’s primary marked Republicans’ dress rehearsal for November Voters wait to cast ballots during the presidential primary election in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Reuters If any lingering doubts remained, Tuesday should have erased them all. […] More
Yes, Wisconsin Republicans used the pandemic to stop people from voting Lawrence Douglas Residents had to choose between voting or protecting their health – proving Wisconsin has turned into a vanguard of the Republican assault on democracy Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘In a decision staggering in […] More
Trump administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy will remain in force while a lawsuit challenging it plays out in the courts The US supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum seekers wait in Mexico for US court hearings, despite lower court rulings that the policy is probably illegal. […] More
This is happening against the will of the American people. The vast majority – 77% – support Roe v Wade Abortion access in America is hanging by a thread. On Wednesday, I sat in the US supreme court and listened to the case – June Medical Services v Russo – that could be the beginning […] More
Schumer spoke about Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh outside court while high-profile abortion case was being argued The chief justice of the US supreme court has taken the unusual step of criticizing as “inappropriate” and “dangerous” comments that the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, made about conservative justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Related: The […] More
Remade conservative majority will hear oral arguments in case that could result in grave new restrictions on abortion access Supreme court to hear arguments in abortion rights case 6.14pm GMT We’re going to wrap this blog up now. Thanks for reading. You can get more here: Related: Newly conservative supreme court to hear arguments in […] More
President rages at Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sotomayor criticized frequent appeals for justices to step in Even as the US justice system faces a crisis of credibility because of the Trump administration’s handling of federal cases, Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of attacking two supreme court justices on Twitter and in […] More
