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Texas Still Hasn’t Created Legislation Preventing the Execution of Intellectually Disabled Defendants

The Lone Star state has still not come up with a single method of determining which prisoners should be exempt from the death penalty, despite a Supreme Court mandate.

Jolie McCullough

Protesters gathered at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on October 5th, 2018, to denounce a decision that upheld a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. They also protested the nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court one day before he was sworn into office.

News in Brief

A Louisiana Law Could Give the Supreme Court a Chance to Remake Abortion Law in America

A petition to the Supreme Court to bar the law from taking effect brings the potential for the next major abortion ruling.

Rosemary Westwood

Brett Kavanaugh listens to opening statements during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on September 4th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Brett Kavanaugh Has Already Had an Impact on the Supreme Court, Starting With Gun Rights

For proof of the newest Supreme Court justice's influence, look to a New York gun rights case.

Emily Moon

Striking building workers raise their fists in salute during a rally in Paris, on June 13th, 1936. The BLS just TKTK

Economics

Union Membership Dipped Slightly in 2018

That membership dropped only slightly is somewhat surprising given how unfriendly the current administration is to organized labor.

Dwyer Gunn

People protesting the cancelation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals rally on the steps to the Capitol Building on December 6th, 2017.

News in Brief

Why the Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on DACA Is Big News

The Supreme Court just granted Dreamers a lifeline.

Jack Herrera

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 on July 26th, 2017, in New York City.

Who Will Trump’s Transgender Troop Ban Affect?

The Supreme Court has allowed the ban to take effect, in a win for the Trump administration—and a loss for thousands of active transgender service members.

Emily Moon

A U.S. Army soldier salutes during the national anthem as soldiers return home from Iraq on August 29th, 2009, in Fort Carson, Colorado.

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Could Disqualify One Million Americans From Service

The Supreme Court voted Tuesday to enact the Trump administration's policy prohibiting people with a gender identity that differs from their biological sex from serving in the military.

Kelley Czajka