US federal appeals court abortion pill ruling calls for further restrictions
By Trévon Austin Last Wednesday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, should be further restricted. This most recent attack on the right to abortion is targeted at the most popular method for ending a pregnancy in the United States. Boxes of the drug
Corruption and criminality of the Supreme Court most right-wing Judge Clarence Thomas exposed
By Patrick Martin An investigative report published Wednesday by Pro Publica outlines the utterly corrupt lifestyle of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The most right-wing of the nine justices, the most consistent advocate of the interests of the super-rich and enemy of democratic rights, has lived like a billionaire throughout his
Supreme Court allows completion of gas pipeline along Virginia forests
Staff Writer The United States Supreme Court (SC) has, on July 27, lifted an obstacle to completing the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, dealing a blow to environmental groups opposed to the West Virginia-to-Virginia pipeline led by Equitrans Midstream. The justices granted Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC's request to lift stays imposed by
A Rogue Judiciary: America has a Supreme Court Problem
By Molly Jong-Fast A decade ago, the idea that a radical Supreme Court would remake our country might have seemed hyperbolic. But that’s exactly what happened. In just the past two terms, the Trumpified Supreme Court ended women’s constitutional right to an abortion, limited the state of New York’s ability to
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s partial student loan forgiveness plan, 43 million borrowers denied debt relief
By Barry Grey The US Supreme Court on Friday with a stroke of the pen blocked a measure that would have provided limited relief for 43 million Americans suffering under a crushing debt burden of $1.7 trillion in outstanding federal student loans. On the same day that the Supreme Court struck down