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Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, reveals she was paid by evangelical Christian groups to take anti-abortion stance Norma McCorvey, right, who died in 2017, describes herself in the documentary as the ‘big fish’ in a ‘mutual’ propaganda campaign. Photograph: Shaun Heasley/Reuters Norma McCorvey, most notable for being the plaintiff known as Jane Roe in […] More
Could ‘rogue electors’ tilt the balance of the US election? Lawrence Douglas The supreme court just debated how American presidents are actually chosen. Its decision will have powerful ramifications Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images It’s 3 November 2020, election day. […] More
The president’s tax documents have been reported on by various outlets, even winning the New York Times a Pulitzer People gather for a rally to call on Donald Trump to release his tax returns on 15 April 2017. Photograph: Tom Williams/Getty Images The US supreme court is in its second week of working by telephone […] More
Meet some of Trump’s most conservative judicial picks The Trump administration has appointed record numbers of judges to the federal courts, and progressive activists say some exemplify a strong conservatism that puts social protections at risk Progressives have called Trump’s appointees ‘some of the most extreme judges we’ve ever seen’. Illustration: Francisco Navas/Guardian Design One […] More
Trump promised in 2016 to fill the courts with conservative judges – signaling to evangelical Christians and others he was a safe pick Donald Trump has installed 51 judges at the circuit court level, just one step before the supreme court. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Trump’s focus on judges started back on the 2016 campaign trail […] More
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
