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February 26, 2013

How the Supreme Court could reshape racial politics in America

theGRIO REPORT - If it rules as expected in two closely-watched cases over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme…
February 25, 2013

Supreme Court justices slam federal prosecutor for 'deeply disappointing' race remark

NBC NEWS - A federal prosecutor came in for some biting criticism today from two Supreme Court justices for a…
February 25, 2013

Can escape clause save voting rights provision?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights…
February 22, 2013

Obama: Keep key Voting Rights Act provision

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it will become harder to help people who believe their voting rights have…
February 21, 2013

Obama considers stepping in on Prop 8 gay marriage case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage...
February 13, 2013

Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'

WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage…
January 22, 2013

40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers…
January 18, 2013

Anita Hill reflects on Senate hearings in 'Anita' documentary

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence…
January 14, 2013

Justice Clarence Thomas speaks for 1st time in 7 years during aural arguments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly…
December 20, 2012

Robert Bork dead at 85: May his brand of judicial ideology rest in peace

OPINION - Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas had much in common in terms of judicial ideology...
December 19, 2012

Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination made history, dies

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and…
December 11, 2012

Justice Scalia makes incendiary remarks on LGBT rights at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday found himself defending his legal writings that some…
December 4, 2012

Anita Hill documentary to premiere at Sundance

theGRIO REPORT - ANITA, a documentary about attorney Anita Hill’s infamous sexual harassment accusations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,…
November 9, 2012

Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says it will consider eliminating the government's chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling…
November 7, 2012

What can black America expect from a new Obama term?

OPINION - Chances are that it won’t be much different than the first term, but that doesn’t mean that a…
October 30, 2012

No Supreme Court action to curb the Voting Rights Act — yet

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights…
October 16, 2012

Supreme Court won't block early voting in Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with Democrats in refusing to block early voting in the battleground state…
October 15, 2012

Flashback: Clarence Thomas confirmed to Supreme Court today

theGRIO REPORT - On this day 1991, one of the most controversial and contentious Supreme Court confirmation battles came to…
October 10, 2012

Supreme Court casts serious doubt over future of affirmative action

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions Wednesday…
October 10, 2012

A future doctor's thoughts on Affirmative Action

OPINION - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a case that challenges the legal…