Tag: States (US)
Maine’s End Run Around the Supreme Court Is an Example for Other States
Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in a concurrence joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, moreover, that while states may…
Juneteenth Is a U.S. Holiday, but Not a Day Off In Most States
The proclamations issued across the country are “just largely symbolic,” said Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African…
The Battle Over Gender Therapy
And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de Vries and the rest of their…
Abortions Increase in the U.S., Reversing a 30-Year Decline, Report Finds
The number of abortions in the United States has increased, reversing what had been a three-decade decline, according…
Supreme Court May Hear ‘800-Pound Gorilla’ of Election Law Cases
WASHINGTON — In October 2020, with the presidential election looming, four conservative justices issued opinions that seemed prepared…
How Influential Election Deniers Have Fueled a Fight to Control Elections
Key figures in the effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election have thrown their weight behind a slate…
Vacation Alternatives for the Budget-Conscious
The sprawl of strip malls that comprises Houston’s Chinatown, for example, is the only tip-off that you’re still…
Intensifying Inquiry Into Alternate Electors Focuses on Trump Lawyers
The Justice Department has stepped up its criminal investigation into the creation of alternate slates of pro-Trump electors…
Don’t Be Fooled. It’s All About Women and Sex.
When I was back in high school — a Catholic girls’ school in Cincinnati at the beginning of…
States Turn to Tax Cuts as Inflation Stays Hot
A new report from the Tax Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank, said total state revenues rose by…
Do Americans Support Abortion Rights? Depends on the State.
A majority of Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. But the story…
What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned? Key Questions and Answers.
A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade describes a United States not seen…