The U.S. Supreme Court heard three hours of oral arguments today in multiple cases regarding whether Congressional committees or district attorneys can subpoena the financial records of a president. Donald Trump is…
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Trump Turns To Supreme Court To Shield His Tax Returns
Donald Trump, who claims to be ‘the most transparent president in history,’ has asked the Supreme Court to prohibit his accounting firm from turning over eight years of his tax returns…
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SCOTUS Hears Arguments On Whether Federal Civil Rights Laws Protect LGBTQs
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday for three cases considering whether federal civil rights laws protect LGBTQ people in the workplace. Two of the cases (Zarda v. Altitude Express…
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Trump To Supreme Court: It’s Ok To Fire Employees For Being LGBTQ
The Trump administration, in its never-ending campaign against LGBTQ rights, has filed a brief in support of allowing private companies to legally fire employees based solely on their sexual orientation. From Dominic…
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Trump Administration Argues Firing People For Being Transgender Is Legal
The Trump administration has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Michigan funeral home that fired a longtime employee for coming out as transgender and beginning her…
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SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Use Defense Funds For Border Wall
Donald Trump The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Trump administration can use Pentagon funds to build Donald Trump’s beloved border wall. From the AP: The Supreme Court said Friday that it…
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Pro-LGBTQ ‘Friends Of The Court’ Briefs Being Filed By Diverse Sectors In Advance Of Title VII Arguments At SCOTUS
U.S. Supreme Court In advance of the upcoming oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination based…
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200+ Companies Sign Brief Asking SCOTUS To Rule Title VII Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for October 8 on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies in banning LGBTQ discrimination. There will be three cases…
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SCOTUS Will Rule If Existing Civil Rights Laws Ban LGBTQ Discrimination
The current U.S. Supreme Court (image via SupremeCourt.gov) The United States Supreme Court has announced it will weigh in on whether existing civil rights laws prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or…
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House Judiciary Chair: Democrats Will ‘Absolutely’ Fight All The Way To SCOTUS For Mueller Report
House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash this morning, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said his committee was prepared to subpoena the full report from Special Counsel…