Once aided by courts, can Latino politicians survive Supreme Court act?
Once aided by courts, can Latino politicians survive Supreme Court act?
*The Supreme Court’s announcement that it will hear a Texas case that challenges the one person one vote idea has sent analysts scrambling to study the possible consequences. Latinos, to […]
8 things you didn’t know about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
*She shops at Costco and once rescheduled a meeting with the Vice President. VL By Nora Daly, PBS Newshour Of all the Supreme Court Justices, Sonia Sotomayor is arguably the […]
Undocumented-Immigrant Housing Ban Allowed by High Court
*Since 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court has side-stepped the issue of harboring undocumented immigrants. That year SCOTUS struck down parts of Arizona’s sb1070, and that’s as far as it’s gone […]
Supreme Court Considering To Take Up Part Of Arizona’s Controversial Immigration Law
By Associated Press/Fox News Latino PHOENIX (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up, once again, a piece of Arizona’s immigration law. Gov. Jan Brewer asked […]
Voting Rights Law Draws Skepticism From Justices
By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — A central provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be in peril, judging from tough questioning on Wednesday from the Supreme Court’s more […]
Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge Today
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We circled today’s date on NewsTaco’s calendar several months ago. Today is the day that the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) hears arguments in the case […]
Latino Voters Need Section 5 Today More Than Ever
By Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation for MALDEF In the 2012 general election, an estimated ten percent of votes were cast by Latinos. The record high number was accompanied by media commentary […]
If the Court Strikes Section 5 of Voting Rights Act
By Richard L. Hasen, Reuters If the court strikes Section 5, the big question is: What comes next? A sketch of what may happen and what’s at stake. Click on picture to […]
Fisher v. Texas: A View of Affirmative Action from Brazil
By Tanya K. Hernandez, New America Media The October 10, 2012, Supreme Court argument in the Fisher v. Texas affirmative action case marks a peculiar turning point in the racial history of […]
How Will The Healthcare Reform Decision Affect Latinos?
Whether the U.S Supreme Court will uphold the Healthcare Reform Act or not is something I won’t bother to speculate. There are enough opinions and soothsayers out there to satisfy […]
