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May 10, 2013 8:50 pm | By Miranda Blue
The D.C. Circuit and the ‘Transformation of the First Amendment’
Garrett Epps writes today in The Atlantic about how the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, still dominated by far-right George W. Bush nominees, has been instrumental in “the long, doleful transformation of the First Amendment from an individual right of…
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May 10, 2013 3:48 pm | By Miranda Blue
Cornyn Blames Obama For Gridlock Cornyn Created
The Huffington Post clips this exchange from yesterday’s meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday, which pretty much encapsulates the gridlock that Republicans have inflicted on the Senate during the Obama administration: HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery summarizes the…
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May 9, 2013 8:42 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality Bill
This afternoon the Minnesota House passed a bill allowing same-sex couples in Minnesota to marry. It is expected to be taken up by the Senate on Monday, and Gov. Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the legislation if it reaches…
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May 9, 2013 6:57 pm | By
Hypocrisy, McCarthyism & “Christian Persecution”
It seems like with every election, congressional hearing or large gathering of its activists, the Right reaches new lows. Here are some updates on what we’re up against right now. Rewarding Hypocrisy -- Sanford and Cruz This week, former South…
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May 8, 2013 7:42 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
RNC to Supreme Court: Strike Individual Campaign Contribution Limits
Few Americans would argue that they want to see more big money flowing into our political system. Yet yesterday the Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court to strike down limits on the total amount an individual donor can contribute…
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May 8, 2013 7:20 pm | By Miranda Blue
Graphic: Restoring Balance to the D.C. Circuit
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the most important court that most Americans have never heard of, is making waves this week with a ruling that the National Labor Relations Board’s requirement that corporations inform their employees of their right…
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May 8, 2013 4:46 pm | By
Will Mark Sanford Listen to Mark Sanford’s Lesson in Grace?
"I am one imperfect man saved by God's grace," Mark Sanford proclaimed yesterday as he declared victory in a special election for South Carolina's open House seat. "Until you experience human grace as a reflection of God's grace, I don't…
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May 7, 2013 9:17 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Delaware Set to Become Eleventh State With Marriage Equality
Following closely on the heels of Rhode Island, Delaware is poised to become the eleventh state to allow same-sex couples to marry. Because the Delaware House passed a marriage equality bill last month and Governor Jack Markell has pledged to…
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May 7, 2013 8:19 pm | By Paul Gordon
DC Circuit Strikes Another Blow Against Working People
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit issued a bizarre decision today striking down a National Labor Relations Board regulation requiring employers to post a certain notice informing employees of their legal rights. The judges (two Bush-41 nominees and one…
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May 7, 2013 4:11 pm | By Miranda Blue
Study: Roberts and Alito Most Pro-Corporate Justices in 65 Years
We write frequently about the extraordinarily pro-corporate leanings of the current Supreme Court, where the Justices bend the law and twist logic in order to rule in favor of large corporate interests and against the rights of individuals harmed by…
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May 6, 2013 7:54 pm | By Libby
A Wake-Up Call for Governor Corbett: GOP Lawmaker Opposes Electoral College Plan
We already knew from our canvassing these past few weeks that the Pennsylvania GOP’s electoral vote-rigging plan is unpopular with Pennsylvania voters. Now, thanks to a People For the American Way video, we know that this opposition isn’t just coming…
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May 6, 2013 5:06 pm | By Miranda Blue
Senate Republicans Treating President Obama’s Judicial Nominees Exceptionally Poorly, CRS Study Finds
A new study from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service [pdf] quantifies the extent to which Senate Republicans have been stalling President Obama’s judicial nominees. Through this persistent obstruction, Senate Republicans have kept the chamber mired in gridlock, thrown the federal…
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May 2, 2013 10:40 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Rhode Island Becomes Tenth State with Marriage Equality
Today the Rhode Island House passed and Governor Lincoln Chafee is expected to sign legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry, making it the tenth state in the country with full marriage equality. The state House passed a similar version of…
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May 2, 2013 4:17 pm | By Miranda Blue
New Report Exposes Chamber of Commerce’s Success at Supreme Court
The current Supreme Court’s pro-corporate leanings have resulted in a huge spike in rulings favoring corporations over individual Americans, according to a new report from the Constitutional Accountability Center. MSNBC’s Zachary Roth goes through the report’s findings, including that under…
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May 1, 2013 9:19 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
PFAW President Michael Keegan to Jason Collins: ‘We Are With You’
This week, NBA center Jason Collins made history when he became the first active player in a major men’s pro sports league to come out as gay. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos aired yesterday on Good Morning America, Collins…
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May 1, 2013 8:38 pm | By Jen Herrick
Imagine a World Without Hate
In honor of its centennial, the Anti-Defamation League has launched the Imagine a World Without Hate video and action campaign. For me it recalls the power of the progressive movement. People For the American Way has worked with ADL for…
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May 1, 2013 1:55 pm | By Miranda Blue
Obama Nominates Three to Illinois District Courts
President Obama yesterday nominated three highly qualified candidates to federal district court judgeships in Illinois. The nominations of Colin Stirling Bruce, Sara Lee Ellis and Andrea R. Wood underscore the president’s commitment to bringing qualified, diverse candidates to the federal…
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April 29, 2013 9:14 pm | By Libby
Stepping Up The Pressure: PFAW Press Conference With Joe Sestak in PA
Over the past few weeks, People For the American Way has been busy in Pennsylvania, at the front lines of the fight to stop a Republican attempt to rig the electoral college. We’ve delivered over 100,000 petitions to Governor Tom…
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April 29, 2013 6:36 pm | By Ben Betz
You won’t believe what’s in the OH GOP’s budget…
Not content simply to pass a definitively right-wing budget, in recent weeks the extremist Republicans in control of Ohio’s legislature tacked on a slew of amendments to a substitute budget bill that read like a Radical Right Christmas wish list,…
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April 29, 2013 2:51 pm | By
Cuomo Can Fix New York’s ‘Pay to Play’ Reputation and Set National Example
The state of New York has become an embarrassing example of what can happen when money is allowed to rule politics. Earlier this month, for instance, two state lawmakers were arrested on corruption charges. It's a story that has become…