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The Supreme Court and Dangerous Immigration Metaphors
by Mónica Novoa on April 27 2012, 12:15PM
Referring to people with as “illegals” is equivalent to referring to defendants awaiting trial as “convicted criminals.”
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Drop the I-Word
Nationwide Protests Against SB 1070 End with Nine Arrests in Phoenix
by Julianne Hing on April 26 2012, 3:35PM
Not content to let the fight against the SB 1070 be handled by the federal government alone, immigrant rights activists turned out across the country yesterday on the day the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case to demand an end to Arizona’s SB 1070.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, /NOW Blog
A Colorblind Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 26 2012, 10:10AM
Supreme Court Justices seemed to be unconvinced that states like Arizona are breaking the law when they allow police officers to ask people’s immigration statuses if they suspect they’re undocumented.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
Supreme Court Skeptical of Striking Down Arizona’s SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 25 2012, 1:09PM
Arizona argues compellingly that with programs like 287(g) and Secure Communities, SB 1070 merely complements the federal government’s existing enforcement agenda.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, /NOW Blog
The U.S. vs. Arizona: A Primer for the High Court’s Big Day on Immigration
by Hatty Lee, Julianne Hing on April 25 2012, 9:00AM
Who gets to regulate the lives of immigrants? The Supreme Court will attempt to settle the debate. Today, both sides make their case before the High Court.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Arizona’s SB 1070 Tomorrow
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 24 2012, 11:04AM
Colorlines.com will cover the hearing and offer analysis of what the High Court must decide. It’s a big day for immigration law in the United States.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, /NOW Blog
As Supreme Court Listens, Here’s a Look at What It Means to Lock Kids Away for Life
by Hatty Lee on March 21 2012, 9:43AM
The Supreme Court is weighing whether it’s fair to lock juvenile offenders convicted of murder away for life without a chance to reform. Here’s why race matters.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan and the Battle Over Who Gets To Rule
by Victor Goode on January 9 2012, 8:58AM
As the Supreme Court prepares to take on a slate of big, history-shaping cases, the most weighty question is which justices will—or won’t—get to decide the outcome. Victor Goode explains the ethics fight that’s not going away any time soon.
Goodwin Liu’s CA Supreme Court Nod Could Mean Big Win For Civil Rights
by Bryan Gerhart on July 28 2011, 10:10AM
But that doesn’t mean the law professor’s appointment sits well with everyone. Even some progressives.
Topics: Politics
Wal-Mart and the Supreme Court v. Women of Color
by Akiba Solomon on June 22 2011, 10:35AM
The ruling on Dukes vs. Wal-Mart is a big deal for black and brown women. Here’s how.
Topics: Akiba Solomon
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Labor Law, But It’s No Model for SB 1070
by Jamilah King on May 26 2011, 2:21PM
The Legal Arizona Workers Act punishes businesses for hiring undocumented workers. But the battle over SB 1070 is looming.
Topics: Immigration
Supreme Court Weighs Rights of Parents Facing Jail Over Child Support
by Jamilah King on March 23 2011, 5:07PM
Are child support lockups becoming debtors’ prisons?
Topics: Criminal Justice
Supreme Court Weighs Case That’s Likely Precursor to SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 10 2010, 12:08PM
How justices rule on another Arizona law may signal fate for all state-level immigration enforcement challenges.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
The Ongoing Self-Degradation of Virginia and Clarence Thomas
by Akiba Solomon on October 22 2010, 9:36AM
This time the high-tech lynching came through a phone line, but the evil still lurks within.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
No, Anita Hill Will Not Apologize to Clarence Thomas’ Wife
by Julianne Hing on October 20 2010, 1:10PM
But she will call the cops if Virginia Thomas doesn’t stay off her voicemail.
Topics: Politics
Cases to Watch for the Most Conservative Supreme Court in Years
by Victor Goode on October 4 2010, 10:35AM
Immigration, prison overcrowding, prosecutorial overreaching and the culture wars are all on the docket.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration
The Roots of the GOP’s Birth Citizenship Mania
by Victor Goode on August 12 2010, 11:29AM
Here’s what they’re talking about when they clamor for a review of the 14th Amendment.
Topics: 14th Amendment, Immigration
Kagan Hearings: Thurgood Marshall Goes on Trial
by Kai Wright on June 29 2010, 12:02PM
Reports from Elena Kagan’s Senate confirmation hearings.
Topics: Elena Kagan
ColorLines’ Fantasy Supreme Court
by Kai Wright on June 28 2010, 10:02AM
This spring, we asked our favorite court watchers for a list of people they’d love to see on the court—but who’d never be seriously mentioned as nominees.
Topics: Kai Wright
Supreme Court To Obama: Put Fairness Back Into the Deportation Process
by Seth Freed Wessler on June 17 2010, 2:21PM
As Obama’s administration continues its mad rush to the right on immigration—deporting more people than ever before in history—the Supreme Court has recently called for some small semblance of reason along the way. In an important and unanimous decision issued…
Topics: Immigration
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