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Union activists and supporters rally against the Supreme Court's ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case.

News in Brief

Nevada’s Unions Show How U.S. Labor Groups Can Adapt in a Right-to-Work Reality

Unions in the state have been unable to force public-employees to contribute to collective bargaining funds for almost 65 years, and yet they have managed to thrive.

Ruben J. Garcia

Hundreds of union members held a rally outside of San Francisco City Hall in February of 2018 as the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments in the Janus case.

Social Justice

The Supreme Court Just Weakened Public-Sector Unions. What Will Happen Next?

Pacific Standard spoke with a labor researcher about the likely effects of the landmark Supreme Court decision passed on Wednesday.

Francie Diep

Visitors walk outside the Supreme Court.

News in Brief

Breaking Down the Supreme Court’s Inaction on Gerrymandering

Stanford political scientist Bruce Cain offers his thoughts on redistricting commissions and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement.

Jack Denton

News in Brief

A Constitutional Law Expert Breaks Down Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Announcement

UNC professor Michael Gerhardt talks with Pacific Standard about the implications of Anthony Kennedy's retirement.

Max Ufberg

Economics

How the Supreme Court Handed a Huge Win to American Express

The court ruled on Monday that vendors can't nudge customers toward using other types of credit or debit cards, even though American Express typically charges higher fees.

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

The Supreme Court Rules That Public-Sector Unions Can’t Require Agency Fees

Union advocates argue that the loss of agency fees will financially decimate public-sector unions.

Dwyer Gunn

People gather to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on April 25th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

What Immigrant Rights Advocates Are Saying About the Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Ruling

Leaders in the civil rights community fear the dangerous precedent set by the court's upholding of Trump's travel ban and denounce the reasoning behind the decision.

Ian Hurley

Morning light shines outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 20th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

The Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban

In a 5-4 ruling, SCOTUS found that challengers in lower courts had failed to prove that the ban flouted immigration law or First Amendment protections of religion.

Ted Scheinman

What Constitutional and Election Law Professors Are Saying About the Supreme Court’s Ohio Voter Purge Ruling

Are other states poised to follow Ohio's lead?

Rebecca Worby

The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

The Supreme Court Voids an Appeals Court’s Ruling on a Detained Immigrant Abortion Case

Acceding to a request from the Trump administration, the Supreme Court has voided a federal appeals court's ruling upholding the right of teens in immigration custody to seek abortions.

Ashley Hackett