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Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Funding System
*This.is.huge. The battle to remedy the inequitable system that funds Texas public schools is decades old. Since 1980 advocates for equitable funding have sued the state of Texas seven times, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
*So what do you think? This nomination can’t escape the political context. Is this a classic move in Obama’s familiar multi-level chess game? VL By Michael D. Shear and Gardiner […]
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 […]
Could Surname Be Key in Texas GOP Supreme Court Race?
*Ross Ramsey makes a good case for a Texas GOP aversion to Spanish surnamed down ballot candidates. In this case, a Latina incumbent State Supreme Court candidate, endorsed by Sen. […]
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 […]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
*The Obama administration and immigration activists are breathing a collective sigh of solace. The U. S. Supreme Court had left the president’s executive actions on immigration case out of its initial […]
Analysis: Texas narrowly defends one-man, one-vote apportionment stance before Supreme Court
*After yesterday’s epic day at the U.S. Supreme Court where the concept of one-man, one-vote was challenged by a well organized group of extreme right-wing activists, that same group returned […]
Texas seeks delay in Obama immigration case at Supreme Court
*If the delay is granted the case may not be heard while Obama is in office. These are the “x’s” and “o’s” of the matter: The Supreme Court clerk routinely grants […]