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Court Decision Could Cripple NLRB and Consumer Bureau
by Harold Meyerson on
Atop the list of landmark laws that conservatives have never particularly warmed to are two that established fundamental rights for workers and consumers: the 1935 … read more.
Supreme Court Could Block Worker Class-Action Suits
by Unionosity on
Lawsuits alleging wage and hour violations are on the rise, but a case currently before the Supreme Court could tilt the balance of power … read more.
Justice Roberts Reconsidered
by Peter Dreier on
Right now former President George W. Bush, who appointed John Roberts as Chief Justice, must be having a Dwight Eisenhower moment. When Eisenhower nominated … read more.
Court Ghosts: And You Thought Obama Had It Tough
by Donald Cohen on
The 1936 Republican presidential candidate, Alf Landon, based his bid to defeat FDR on repealing Social Security. In a campaign speech Landon promised: "We … read more.
Roberts Rules: Why the Obamacare Victory Is No Win
by Sanjukta Paul on
As Duke Law School professor Jed Purdy explained yesterday in his sensible, humane and far-sighted take on the Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act: … read more.
Split Court Vote Upholds Most of Affordable Care Act
by Frying Pan Staff on
By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In the court’s most closely watched decision … read more.
Crass Warfare: Supreme Court Attacks Unions
by Sanjukta Paul on
Last week the activist right-wing majority of the United States Supreme Court --in a radical departure from well-settled jurisprudence -- further weakened the ability of … read more.
