Judge Roberts hearings
Did we learn anything from 3 days of political dancing? Why can’t nominees really answer questions? From CNN.com: Chief justice nominee John Roberts on Monday promised to approach the law with “a...
View ArticleObama takes the oath (update)
Listen carefully. I thought that Barack Obama was nervous, which he probably was, but Chief Justice John Roberts messed up the oath. Each president recites the following oath, in accordance with...
View ArticleAnother Blow to Affirmative Action (Updated)
Conservatives have been attacking affirmative action and the 1964 Civil Rights Law since the Reagan administration. The Supreme Court has reversed the lower court (Second Circuit Court of Appeals with...
View ArticleLinda Monk discusses the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Update)
Let’s go to school. I was confused about the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Was does it do? Why was it necessary? Why was Section Five so important? Constitutional scholar Linda Monk answers all of these...
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