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Feb 14 2016
News
Scalia-Ginsburg friendship bridged opposing ideologies
Polar opposites on the bench, Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a long, deep, an unexpected friendship.
"Why don't you call us the odd couple?" Scalia said last winter during a joint appearance with the woman he has called his "best buddy" on the bench.
"What's not to like?" Scalia joked at the event hosted by the Smithsonian Associates. "Except her views on the
CNN DigitalNov 15 2020
News
U.S. Federal Appeal Court Upholds Harvard’s Use of Affirmative Action in Admissions
The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld Harvard University’s decision on its admission process by using affirmative action last Thursday. This process allows the university to use race and ethnicity as a consideration when it comes to educational opportunities.
The Students for Fair Admissions (SFA), a nonprofit organization, represented a group of Asian American students
Scriberr Media - NewsOct 08 2013
News
Supreme Court Hears Another Challenge To Campaign Finance Law
Three years after the Citizens United decision the justices will weigh caps on contributions.
NPR (Online News)Nov 13 2019
News
Blueprints for 3D-printed guns banned online
A federal judge in Seattle, Washington has ruled illegal the Trump administration's decision last year to allow a Texas company to post blueprints online for 3D-printed guns. Judge Robert Lasnik of the U.S. District Court in Seattle said in his ruling that the administration violated federal law with its July 2018 decision for failing to notify Congress in advance, and failing to provide a "
CBS News (Online)Jan 15 2014
News
Supreme Court Considers Legality Of Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
In 2000, justices upheld the boundaries but the issue is now before a more conservative court
NPR (Online News)Dec 20 2020
News
Giuliani asks DHS about seizing voting machines
Rudy Giuliani called Ken Cuccinelli, second in command at the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday night and asked him whether DHS could seize voting machines, a source familiar with the call confirmed to Axios.
The state of play: Cuccinelli responded that DHS does not have that authority, the source said.
Why it matters: The call, first reported by the New York Times'
AxiosNov 11 2019
News
3 ways the Supreme Court could decide DACA’s fate
The Supreme Court hears an epic showdown over the Obama era immigration program on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a trio of cases asking whether the Trump administration acted properly when it decided to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — an Obama-era program that allows unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the the US
VoxJul 16 2021
Fact Check
Did the White House Suggest Cuban Protests Were Only About Vaccines and U.S. Sanctions?
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro claimed in a tweet Monday that the White House suggested that “this liberty movement [in Cuba] is solely about lack of vaccines and US sanctions.”
This tweet came after Biden administration official Julie Chung, who is the acting assistant secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairstweeted that the protesters are
The Dispatch Fact CheckOct 30 2020
News
California confirms first simultaneous flu and coronavirus infection in one patient
Health officials in the greater San Francisco Bay area have confirmed the first-known case of a dual coronavirus-influenza infection in the region, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Solano County Department of Health said the patient who tested positive for both COVID-19 and the seasonal flu is a health care worker under the age of 65 with no underlying conditions, and
The HillFeb 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Stories About Lockdown Study, Black Lives Matter Omitted By Left and Center Media
From the Right
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and the AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
Two stories that were big in media outlets rated by AllSides as having biases on the right were not covered by major left and center-rated media outlets this week.
The first story left
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