Posts tagged supreme-court
Wayne Pacelle: Animal Crush Videos: Disgusting and Illegal
Aug 4th
Two weeks ago, at the urging of The Humane Society of the United States, the House passed legislation by a vote of 416-3 to reinstate a federal prohibition on gruesome animal crush videos that have made a comeback since the federal courts overturned the 1999 law Congress passed to ban their production and sale. The U.S
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Loading ...Kagan Senate Debate Begins, Supreme Court Confirmation On Track
Aug 3rd
WASHINGTON — A confirmation vote is all but assured for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as the Senate begins debate on making her the fourth female justice. Supporters and opponents were to weigh in during debate starting Tuesday on President Barack Obama’s nominee.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Supreme Court At Arlington: Justices Are Chummy Even In Death
Aug 3rd
ARLINGTON, Va.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ben Nelson Opposes Elena Kagan, First Democrat To Do So
Jul 31st
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson says he’ll vote against confirming Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mike Farrell: Suffer the Little Children
Jul 28th
For a people that claims to treasure children, Americans have an odd way of showing it.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Robert Kuttner: Women on the Verge
Jul 26th
The campaign to get Elizabeth Warren appointed to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau got me thinking — why is it that so many of the heroic leaders who have pushed the Obama administration to be more steadfastly progressive on financial issues just happen to be female? That honor roll would begin with Warren; it would include Sheila Bair, who heads the FDIC; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington State; former commodities regulator Brooksley Born; and Heather Booth who spearheaded Americans for Financial Reform. Inside the administration, the member of the senior economics team who has pushed hardest for a more expansive approach to economic recovery is the chair of President Obama’s Economic Council, Christina Romer.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Supreme Court Under John Roberts The Most Conservative In Decades
Jul 25th
When Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...HUFFPOST HILL – JULY 23, 2010
Jul 24th
Our cup really overfloweth on Fridays. Whether it was Zach Wamp hinting that some states may secede or James Inhofe reiterating his position that global warming is a hoax, we really had our pick today.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Wayne Pacelle: U.S. House Votes to Crack Down on Animal Crush Videos
Jul 22nd
Animal crush videos are back and, next week, The Humane Society of the United States will release details about their resurgence on the Web.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...DISCLOSE Act Suffers Major Blow, But Leadership Pledges Vote
Jul 19th
Late last week, Congressional Democratic leadership settled on an alternative way of passing tough new campaign finance disclosure rules into law. With Sen.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Charles D. Ellison: The "New" Face of Voter Intimidation
Jul 19th
Revolutionary brothers kickin’ it in radical vibe, radically resplendent in military-style fatigues, cocked berets and the stain of street mud on Army-Navy Store boots is no new thing in Philadelphia.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Richard Socarides: A Summer for Gay Rights
Jul 19th
This is shaping up as the summer of gay rights in the courts.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...David Vitter, Embattled GOP Senator, Faces Surprise Challenger
Jul 18th
NEW ORLEANS — Talk about Republican Sen. David Vitter’s worst political nightmare – a surprise challenger with all the right conservative credentials and none of the baggage of the incumbent’s prostitution scandal
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama Admin Praises Elizabeth Warren But States ‘There Are Other Candidates As Well’ To Lead CFPB
Jul 17th
Top Obama administration officials rushed to praise leading consumer advocate and bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren on Friday as being “exceptionally well-qualified” to lead a new consumer protection office. But a senior adviser to Obama left open the possibility that she would not be chosen while administration officials did not deny a report that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner opposes her nomination. The Huffington Post reported Thursday that Geithner opposes Warren getting the nod to lead the new agency.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Laura Flanders: The F Word: Do Ask, Don’t Tell
Jul 14th
The White House has pulled quite a bait and switch on the LGBT community. LGBT voters came out and contributed en masse to Barack Obama’s campaign.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Alain L. Sanders: Kagan’s Nomination Shows Life Tenure is a Recipe for Partisanship
Jul 13th
And so Elena Kagan’s confirmation march to the Supreme Court plods on. The Judiciary Committee hearings are over but not the Senate babble nor the partisan maneuvering that will come, first in the committee vote, and then later in America’s hot air heaven, the Senate floor
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