Conservatives Are Really Not Happy With “Swamp-Infected” Supreme Court Justice John Roberts
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Nevada church’s attempt to circumvent state limits on attendees at religious services during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberal members in ruling against the church,…
The Supreme Court Just Struck a Huge Blow to Obamacare’s Birth Control Requirement
Jeff Malet/NC/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Trump administration rule that lets employers deny women free birth control coverage in health insurance plans on moral or religious grounds. The Affordable Care Act mandated that employers provide free contraceptive care as part…
Today’s Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Is Good. It’s Not Great.
Center For Reproductive Rights holds a rally outside the Supreme Court Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court decision today to protect abortion rights is undoubtedly a win for reproductive rights advocates. But by no means should it be a signal for them to…
The Supreme Court Just Gave the Trump Administration the Green Light to Execute People
Oliver Contreras/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to take up the case of federal death row prisoners who had challenged the government’s lethal injection protocol, paving the way for the Trump administration to carry out the first executions at the federal…
The Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBTQ Civil Rights Ruling Will Extend Far Beyond Employment Law
The Supreme Court’s decision to protect gay and transgender Americans from employment discrimination comes in the midst of the Trump Administration’s attack on the LGBTQ community.Kevin Wolf/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, the Supreme Court handed LGBTQ Americans one of their biggest civil rights victories…
The Supreme Court Ruling Is a Milestone for LGBTQ Rights, But It Doesn’t Affect Trans Service Members
Dozens of protesters gather in Times Square near a military recruitment center to show their anger at President Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military.Spencer Platt/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a landmark…