E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 27, 2013
We prefer to think of the Supreme Court as an institution apart from politics and above its struggles. In the wake of this week's decision gutting the heart of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, its actions must now be viewed through the prism of the conservative movement's five-decade-long quest for power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 26, 2013
No matter how you parse it, the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday in Shelby County v Holder is a constitutional train wreck of historic proportions But unlike most such disasters, this is one we saw coming
No matter how you parse it, the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday in Shelby County v. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 4, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including John Roberts being called out for a big error in the Voting Rights Act case and former NBA star Dennis Rodman defends his "good friend" Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 2, 2013
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer, economist Robert Reich and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss President Obama's criticism of the sequester cuts. Has Capitol Hill devolved into a state of perpetual dysfunction or is this disagreement finally proof that there's something worth fighting for? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigFeb 28, 2013
Take it from the ultraconservative and increasingly unrestrained Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: What’s really at stake in the case of Shelby County v. Holder isn’t simply the technical constitutionality of Sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but the "perpetuation of racial entitlement" in the law’s renewal.What's at stake isn’t simply the constitutionality of the law but as Justice Antonin Scalia said, the "perpetuation of racial entitlement" in its renewal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 28, 2013
Certain Supreme Court justices were critical of the Voting Rights Act as they listened to oral arguments Wednesday in a case challening a key portion of the civil rights legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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