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Last updated on March 18, 2016Mar 16, 2016: President Obama announced the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Merrick is currently a Chief Judge on the D.C. Circuit Court. In the announcement, Obama … Continue reading Death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Sets the Stage for a Major 2016 Election Year Political Battle
Last updated on September 16, 2023Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), usually referred to as Planned Parenthood, is a non-profit organization that provides sexual and reproductive health care, education, information, and maternal and child health … Continue reading Planned Parenthood
Jun 29, 2015: In the case of Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, by a vote of 5-4 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Judges Sotomayor, … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Last updated on November 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017 U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country | Reuters Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying' | … Continue reading Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
Last updated on June 18, 2016On September 21, 1996, H.R.3396 - Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law states: Defense of Marriage Act - Amends the Federal judicial … Continue reading Defense of Marriage Act
In 2003, in the case of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court decided by a vote of 7-2 that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional and that they violate right to privacy and … Continue reading Sodomy and the Supreme Court Case of Lawrence v. Texas
Last updated on January 15, 2024Get information about the Affordable Care Act or enroll in a plan on the official ACA website here. Get additional information about the Affordable Care Act here. Get detailed information … Continue reading ACA | Affordable Care Act | PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Obamacare
Last updated on June 15, 2015Feb 6, 2015: The Canadian Supreme Court ruled unanimously that doctor-assisted suicide is legal for "competent adults who are suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition", which overturns … Continue reading Canada Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctor-Assisted Suicide
Last updated on May 31, 2015Mar 25, 2015: The U.S. Supreme Court issued it's Ruling in Young v. United parcel Service, Inc., voting 6-3 to overturn a lower courts decision. The Supreme court did not … Continue reading Peggy Young versus UPS
Last updated on December 13, 2017Sep 30, 2016: In a unanimous 9-0 decision, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary ruled that Roy Moore violated judicial ethics by ordering state of Alabama probate judges to not issue … Continue reading Same-Sex | Gay Marriage in the United States