Supreme Court’s 5-4 decisions can be reversed with even one new justice
ALL it takes is one vote. We are not forever stuck with a Supreme Court that has ruled some of the worst decisions by 5-4 votes. One nomination, one vote, could make the dissent the majority. Here’s...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Scalia Says Black Students Should Attend “Slower” Colleges
During a hearing for an affirmative action case on Wednesday, conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia suggested that some African-Americans belong at “lesser colleges,” reports CNN. The...
View ArticleBen Crump Condemns “The Racist & Careless Remarks Of Justice Scalia”
In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s remarks that some...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead At 79
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was reportedly found dead during a weekend hunting trip at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in West Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reports The longest serving...
View ArticleExpert: New Justice Should Help Nation Overcome Its Racist, Sexist & Elitist...
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials...
View ArticleNEWS ROUNDUP: President Obama To Visit Cuba, Will Not Attend Scalia’s...
President Obama will make history by becoming the first sitting president to visit Cuba in almost nine decades. According to an Obama administration official, the president will make his trip sometime...
View ArticleLook Who’s Talking Now: Justice Clarence Thomas Asks Questions During Case...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas set off a huge buzz among courtroom observers and ended a decade-long silence from the bench when he asked questions Monday during oral arguments involving a gun...
View ArticleSupreme Court Evenly Split In Union Dues Case
An evenly divided U.S. Supreme Court announced a 4 to 4 deadlock on Tuesday in a major case that could have dealt a fatal blow to public unions, reports the Washington Post. According to the Post, the...
View ArticleJustice Clarence Thomas Admits High Court Part Of “Broken” Government
What’s wrong with Washington? Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on Wednesday that federal institutions are “broken” because of an inability to debate issues with civility, reports USA Today....
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