Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has taught at George Washington University since 2011, but won’t be this fall following student protests.
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Lewiston man appeals case to nation’s high court
Malik B. Hollis claims his 14th Amendment rights were violated when the only juror of color was struck from the trial jury.
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Buttigieg says officials like Kavanaugh ‘should expect’ public protest
“Any public figure should always, always be free from violence, intimidation and harassment but should never be free from criticism or people exercising their First Amendment rights,” Buttigieg said in a ‘Fox News Sunday’ appearance.
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Our View: Mills puts Maine on right side of abortion divide
Maine’s governor speaks clearly about protecting women’s rights in the midst of court-created chaos.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Chilling historical echoes in Supreme Court’s anti-privacy agenda
The erosion of civil liberties, tolerated by the most of the public, was how the Nazi regime took control in Germany.
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Maine Voices: James G. Blaine, Maine and the ‘wall of separation’
It’s fitting that the Supreme Court used a Maine case to permit public funding for religious schools since the prohibition got its start with a Maine politician.
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Our View: Reform Supreme Court before it’s too late
The Republican capture of the judicial branch can’t be fixed without structural changes.
Posted inNation & World
With sweep and speed, Supreme Court’s conservatives ignite a new era
Observers say this term should be seen as much as the beginning of an era at the court as the culmination of years of work to solidify a conservative majority.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Supreme Court puts an end to Maine’s anti-Catholic school policy
It wasn’t church-run schools, but Catholic Church-run schools that were the original target of the state’s school tuition exclusion.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World
Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case that is similar to Maine’s
The current case involves a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that doesn’t offer an exemption for religious reasons.