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Harvard Rescinds Kyle Kashuv's Acceptance

Harvard Rescinds Kyle Kashuv's Acceptance

By: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  53 Comments  •  7 years ago

Kyle Kashuv, for those who don't know is one of the Parkland High School survivors. A while back, some of his school mates like David Hogg were making news by demanding elected officials take...
Virginia Republicans lose in U.S. Supreme Court racial gerrymandering case

Virginia Republicans lose in U.S. Supreme Court racial gerrymandering case

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  16 Comments  •  7 years ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to expand 'double jeopardy' protections

U.S. Supreme Court declines to expand 'double jeopardy' protections

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to limit the ability of federal and state prosecutors to separately charge people for the same underlying crime, a decision with...
Supreme Court tosses ruling against bakers who refused cake for gay couple

Supreme Court tosses ruling against bakers who refused cake for gay couple

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  32 Comments  •  7 years ago

The   Supreme Court  on Monday threw out a ruling against two  Oregon   bakers who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. The couple, Melissa and Aaron Klein, cited religious...
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In praise of Clarence Thomas

Via: XXJefferson51  •  We the People  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

When Justice Thomas rightly observed that abortion based on race, sex, or disability amounts to giving constitutional protection to the eugenics movement, liberals cried "foul" – because he...
Immigrants’ sponsors to be on hook for ‘every dollar’ if new arrivals end up on dole, new Trump appointee warns

Immigrants’ sponsors to be on hook for ‘every dollar’ if new arrivals end up on dole, new Trump appointee warns

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  90 Comments  •  7 years ago

Sponsors of legal   immigrants   to the United States received word Friday that they’ll be on the hook “for every dollar” if those immigrants end up receiving welfare funds or other public...
Mexico releases full text of migration agreement that Trump inadvertently flashed to cameras

Mexico releases full text of migration agreement that Trump inadvertently flashed to cameras

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  68 Comments  •  7 years ago

Mexico   on Friday released a copy of a   supplementary agreement   to stop migrant flows into the U.S. -- days after Trump inadvertently flashed parts of the deal to cameras. The June 7...
But Why Is Guatemala Hungry?

But Why Is Guatemala Hungry?

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

I really, really don’t want to be on the “ Nicolas Kristof Wrote Something Dumb ” beat,   but, Jiminy Cricket ! Kristof has taken a trip to Guatemala, with a young woman from Arizona State...
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