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Supreme Court hears arguments on Arizona voter law that requires proof of citizenship
Case focused on whether voter-approved law which requires voters to prove they are US citizens, violates federal law The Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments on Monday in a case which will decide whether US states can require voters to submit proof of citizenship to cast a ballot. The case…
Somalia frees journalist held for reporting on rape
Somalia’s Supreme Court on Sunday freed a reporter imprisoned for interviewing a woman who alleged she had been raped by soldiers, in a case that has sparked widespread international criticism. Supreme Court judge Aidid Abdulahi Ilkahanaf said the charges had been dropped and the court “has given journalist Abdiaziz Abdinuur…
Court throws out ‘unconstitutional’ 20-week abortion ban in Idaho
A state court judge struck down Idaho’s law banning all abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy on Wednesday. According to Politico, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho ruled that the so-called Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is unconstitutional. Cecile Richards,…
Bill Clinton calls for Supreme Court to overturn same sex marriage ban he signed
Former President Bill Clinton has called for an end to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that called for marriage to be defined as between a man and a woman. In an Op-Ed piece in Thursday’s Washington Post, the 42nd president of the U.S. called on…
Supreme Court asked to weigh in on ‘gruesome’ anti-abortion displays
The US Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on whether anti-abortion activists can display crude photographs of aborted fetuses during protests. The conservative Thomas More Society has petitioned the apex court to overturn an order by a Colorado court banning the display of “gruesome images of mutilated fetuses…
Justice O’Connor to Maddow: Supreme Court ‘not a popularity contest’
On Monday night’s edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow welcomed retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, author of the book Out of Order, to discuss upcoming cases that are set to come before the court and the landmark civil rights decisions that could result. Maddow began…
Clint Eastwood urges Supreme Court to end California’s ban on same-sex marriage
Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood has joined more than 100 conservatives in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage, according to MSNBC. Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson were also among those who signed the amici curiae, or “friends of…
Civil rights icon ‘pained’ to hear Supreme Court justice on ‘the verge of some racist feeling’
Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights icon, blasted Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday night. He told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow he was “shocked” that Scalia said Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was renewed by Congress due to “a phenomenon that is called…
Protests mark Supreme Court’s hearing of challenges to Voting Rights Act
Protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to mark the Court’s hearing of challenges to the Voting Rights Act. Raw Story spoke to Linda Sarsour, director of the Arab American Center of New York, who was on the scene Wednesday morning. “We’re standing in front…
Arkansas governor rebukes ‘unconstitutional’ abortion ban
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) vetoed on Tuesday a bill that would ban all abortions after 20-weeks of pregnancy, calling it “unconstitutional” and potentially very costly for the state. H.B. 1037, The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (PDF), would have banned abortions even before a fetus becomes potentially viable outside…
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