The Supreme Court will decide whether immigrants can be locked up indefinitely

The Supreme Court will decide whether immigrants can be locked up indefinitely

NewsTaco November 30, 2016

*This is happening today. VL By Keegan Hamilton, VICE News (8 minute read) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a class-action lawsuit over immigrant detention, the jail […]

Supreme Court Tie Deals Blow to Obama’s Immigration Order

NewsTaco June 23, 2016

*This was not good news for President Obama or for the 4 million undocumented people who will be affected by the ruling. This doesn’t mean that DAPA or an extension […]

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System

NewsTaco

*There was a good news and not so good news today from the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the good news, and this is a good explanation of what happened. […]

You need to read Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating, Ta-Nehisi Coates-citing Supreme Court dissent

NewsTaco June 21, 2016

*I love that Judge Sonia (I feel I can call her that, ’cause she’s one of us) is making the Supreme Court cool. She writes a scathing dissent about unreasonable […]

In Texas Case, Supreme Court Upholds One Person, One Vote

NewsTaco April 4, 2016

*This is the case that was brought by conservative GOP partisans in Texas who wanted to change the way congressional districts are drawn. They wanted the lines to reflect voters […]

Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet

NewsTaco March 23, 2016

*The revolving irony in this story is direct and dizzying. Let’s follow the dots: Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, who is in charge of administering the election, decided to cut […]

Latinos should support Garland nomination

NewsTaco March 22, 2016

*This is the perspective that’s been missing, a link between the Garland nomination and the Latino community. It comes down to specific cases pending at the Supreme Court: Fisher v […]

Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court

NewsTaco March 16, 2016

*So what do you think? This nomination can’t escape the political context. Is this a classic move in Obama’s familiar multi-level chess game? VL By Michael D. Shear and Gardiner […]

Here’s a Short List of 5 Potential Latino Supreme Court Nominees

NewsTaco March 4, 2016

*This is well and good, but I wonder how many of the names on this list are also in that binder that President Obama has that’s filled with names of […]

Immigration case could hurt Republican outreach to U.S. Hispanics

NewsTaco January 20, 2016

*The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Obama executive actions on immigration case could be a Catch-22 for the GOP. The case involves the Republican’s attempt to stall or a […]