Supreme Court
What’s a complaint? Supreme Court to decide
October 25, 2010That seemingly obvious question landed at the Supreme Court, and its decision could affect whether millions of workers can complain about their pay
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Right-wing dead serious about killing minimum wage
October 20, 2010The political right is implementing a multi-faceted strategy it hopes will push the country back to the days when there was absolutely no social safety net at all.
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Rights groups praise Obama’s high court pick
May 11, 2010Calling her "one of the nations foremost legal minds" and a "trailblazing leader," President Obama announced his Supreme Court nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan on May 10.
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Obama nominee could shape Supreme Court for decades
April 13, 2010Obama told reporters he would look for a candidate with qualities similar to Stevens, a Republican who became a liberal on the court.
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After Supreme Court ruling, unions fear opening of corporate cash floodgates
February 2, 2010Leaders of the nation's largest unions came out in unanimous opposition to the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend as much as they like to influence the outcome of elections in the United...
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