U.S. Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System
*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
*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 […]
Sotomayor accuses colleagues of trying to ‘wish away’ racial inequality
*Justice Sonia Sotomayor went to the mat to counter Justice Roberts’ well known adage that “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on […]
MALDEF’s Thomas Saenz says he’s optimistic about Supreme Court immigration case
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Ten minutes can be eaither a blink or an eternity, and if that’s all the time you’ve got to make your case in the highest court in […]
Sotomayor: US High Court Needs More Diversity, in Many Ways
*Check it out. President Obama makes a political chess move, nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, then Justice Sonia Sotomayor goes to the Brooklyn Law School to talk about the need […]
In Texas Case, Supreme Court Upholds One Person, One Vote
*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
*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 […]
Here’s a Short List of 5 Potential Latino Supreme Court Nominees
*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 […]
The Supreme Court Minus Scalia, a case breakdown
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (5.5 minute read) The big news over the weekend is the passing of Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Antonin Scalia. There’s been a relentless stream of reports […]
Immigration case could hurt Republican outreach to U.S. Hispanics
*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 […]
