It’s that time of year, when members of Congress announce they just can’t muster another election season. We’re keeping track of who’s retiring here, and we’ll keep it updated.
We have the latest development in the national joke known as “Stand Your Ground” gun laws. The murderous jerk who killed a man in a Tampa theater yesterday because he wouldn’t stop texting may be planning to use a “stand your ground” defense.
US District Judge Terence Kern rules that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriages violates the 14th Amendment.
Just look at the fight over unemployment insurance in the Senate.
North Carolina Senate candidate says food stamps “enslave” recipients.
Robin Marty on the Supreme Court rejecting Arizona’s 20-week abortion ban: “Yet, as nice as it is to celebrate a win – especially in light of the over 200 abortion restrictions passed in just the last three years – we also need to be aware that the Supreme Court’s decision isn’t that they wouldn’t strike down Roe over a 20 week ban. They just said that this isn’t the case that will prompt them to do it.”