Kate Riga
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Buoyed By Newly Conservative Court, North Carolina Reaches For Fresh Chance To Gerrymander Maps
Just over a year ago, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the congressional and legislative maps Republican state lawmakers had produced, calling them “unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt.” On Tuesday, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard the same case — again. → Read More
Here’s What Happened When Judge Kacsmaryk Told Lawyers About Secret Hearing In Mifepristone Case
TPM has obtained the transcript of Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk gathering the lawyers in a banner case on mifepristone to tell them of an upcoming hearing — that he was keeping secret. → Read More
Ohio Groups Overcome Another Hurdle In Push To Enshrine Abortion Protections In State Constitution
Ohio groups working in concert to codify abortion protections in the state’s constitution overcame one of the final administrative hurdles Monday when the Ohio Ballot Board cleared them to start collecting signatures. → Read More
Trump-Appointed Judge Tries To Keep Hearing In Major Abortion Pill Case Secret
Kacsmaryk’s delay in handing down his his widely-expected decision to nix FDA approval of mifepristone already raised eyebrows. Then clues started piling up. → Read More
Right-Wingers Have A New, Very Dependable Strategy To Game The Courts. Can It Be Stopped?
The surgical specificity of targeting divisions of district courts overseen by one or two judges is newer. And it’s essentially a win-win proposition → Read More
House Oversight Chair Calls It A ‘Mistake’ That US Didn’t Bomb Mexico During Trump Administration
Comer said Tuesday morning that it was a “mistake” that the administration didn’t go through with bombing drug labs in Mexico after then-President Donald Trump suggested it in 2020. → Read More
Biden Proposes Tax Hikes On Rich To Extend Life Of Medicare
Biden previewed a plan to extend the solvency of Medicare “at least into the 2050s” without cutting benefits Tuesday, an opening salvo as he prepares to release his full budget proposal later this week. → Read More
Justice Department Passes On Opportunity To Make Novel Abortion Rights Argument
The Justice Department declined to take advantage of a judge’s invitation to find a new path to the right to abortion Friday, instead resting its case on the Constitution’s Commerce Clause. → Read More
Warren Accuses John Roberts Of Acting As ‘Super Legislator’ During Student Debt Oral Arguments
Warren criticized Chief Justice John Roberts’ fixation on the “fairness” of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan Thursday, which he and his right-wing peers brought up repeatedly during oral arguments earlier this week. → Read More
Health Care in the Crosshairs: Five Points On The Looming Threats to Medicaid
Medicaid, one of the key programs undergirding the social safety net, is currently surrounded by threats from all sides. Expanded access to the program born… → Read More
Right-Wing Justices Conjure Up Lawn Care Strawman To Juxtapose With Supposedly Elite Student Debtors
A number of conservative justices weighed a question more at home at a political roundtable than a court of law during Tuesday’s oral arguments on the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan: Is the President’s initiative really fair? → Read More
Mike Pence Has Become The Spokesman For Cutting Medicare And Social Security
Elsewhere, Republicans are running, with their hands up, shrieking, from the accusation (and for most, bare statement of fact) that they want to cut Social Security and Medicare. But not Mike Pence. → Read More
With Primary Decided, Stage Is Set For Wisconsin Supreme Court Barnburner
Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, is the first to make it through to the general election for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. → Read More
Ohio Groups File Ballot Initiative Text In Fight To Protect Abortion Access
Ohio groups filed the text of their proposed ballot initiative Tuesday, aiming to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. → Read More
Wisconsin Judge Allows Republican Initiatives To Appear On General Supreme Court Ballot
A Wisconsin judge on Monday batted down a challenge to ballot initiatives passed by the state’s Republican legislature — its apparent attempt to juice turnout for a high-stakes Supreme Court election. → Read More
A Ballot Initiative Incentive Seeks To Lure Out Republican Voters For Critical Wisconsin Court Election
Republicans added to the ballot a few extra incentives for their voters come the general election for state Supreme Court. → Read More
Arizona Court Knocks Down Lake’s Election Appeal, Calling One Of Her Key Claims ‘Sheer Speculation’
An Arizona appellate court denied Kari Lake’s attempt to conjure up a redo of the 2022 election for governor Thursday night, affirming a lower court judge who also dismissed her claims. → Read More
Democrats Dismiss Solvency Fearmongering While Offering Social Security Fix
Those ideologically opposed to Social Security have often used questions around its “solvency” as an entry point to propose cuts, or overhauling the program altogether. → Read More
Wyden Calls On Biden To Ignore A Future Ban On Abortion Medication
Wyden called on Biden Thursday to emulate Abraham Lincoln and ignore the likely coming nationwide ban of abortion drug mifepristone, expected to be handed down soon by an “anti-abortion zealot” federal judge. → Read More
Five Points On The Upcoming Wisconsin Election That Could Have Consequences For 2024
At the end of February, Wisconsin will host a blockbuster primary for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, a race with significant national ramifications. → Read More