Remaining safeguards under threat as Supreme Court upends campaign finance controversy again
Supreme Court articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law. Also see our articles on Antonin Scalia and also on the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United.
New Supreme Court Voting Rights Cases Watched
Will new Supreme Court voting rights cases be more involved in changing American election law?
Alabama County Challenges Section Of 1965 Voting Act
Is 1965 Voting Act controls on state voting law outdated or still a modern necessity?
Supreme Court to See Case Dismantling Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act requires states with racist past to have election laws federally approved
Citizens United Continues to Grow Despite Damage to Democracy
Citizens United has unleashed money into politics and threatens to continue to do damage
The NDAA Lives On: US Constitution in Peril
Patriot Act openly disregarded fundamental rights in the Constitution and sought to alter what is “reasonable” search and seizure.
New Book Details Importance of Modern Supreme Court
Modern Supreme Court faces multiple controversies as political system modernizes: Supreme Court journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes on modern court dramas
Voting Rights Act to Go Before Supreme Court
Historic Voting Rights Act ensures protection for black communities vulnerable to voting suppression but Voting Rights Act to go
Supreme Court Balance Hinges on Presidential Election
US vote vital to Supreme Court balance of power that can take decades to truly switch form
Supreme Court to Review Voting Rights Act Monday
SCOTUS: Voting Law Petitions from October 26, 2012 Conference Warned Court Not to Review Voting Rights Act