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Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional, Prop 8 Petitioners Have No Legal Standing

Mary Mata June 26, 2013

By Fronteras After an almost five-year debate on Proposition 8, the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marrige to resume in California. The high court ruled that supporters of Proposition […]

The “Latino vote” doesn’t exist. Not really.

Mary Mata June 25, 2013

SCOTUS and the VRA: “Tossing the umbrella in the rain”

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VRA on Life Support

Mary Mata

Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Today Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accused the majority of the court in Shelby County of using the Voting Rights Act’s provisions to kill the act itself.  […]

Key Part of Voting Rights Act Invalidated

Mary Mata

By The New York Times The Supreme Court struck down a central portion of the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, effectively ending the practice in which some states with a […]

Who is Latino?

Mary Mata June 24, 2013

By Carlos Lozada, Washington Post ‘Shut up, you stupid Mexican!” The words spewed from the mouth of a pale, freckle-faced boy, taunting me on our elementary school playground. I wish I […]

Supreme Court Rules (Punts) on Affirmative Action

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I spent the morning stalking the #SCOTUS Twitter feed. I figured it was the best and fastest way to get information on the anticipated decisions that should […]