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California cities, counties, school boards act to defend immigrants
February 9, 2017 By Marilyn Bechtel
Oakland, California, could become the first in the nation to boycott firms helping to build the wall President Trump plans along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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So far Trump losing in court on his travel ban
February 7, 2017 By World Combined Sources
The judge temporarily blocking Trump’s order said a judge’s job is to ensure that an action taken by the government “comports with our country’s laws.”
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High court tackles four important cases involving workers, unions
November 20, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to drastically rewrite not just labor law, but working conditions in the U.S.
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Court blocks Texas voter IDs – maybe
August 7, 2015 By Larry Rubin
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Texas voter ID law, as written, discriminates against blacks and Hispanics.
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Today in history: Supreme Court okays sit-down strikes
May 27, 2015 By Special to PeoplesWorld.org
In 1940, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader that a sit-down strike was not a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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