A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
*The rallying call fact in Dolores Huerta’s piece is that during the next president’s first year in office four Supreme Court justices will be 80 years-old, and the average retirement […]
Immigration case could hurt Republican outreach to U.S. Hispanics
*The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Obama executive actions on immigration case could be a Catch-22 for the GOP. The case involves the Republican’s attempt to stall or a […]
LGBT Latinos Celebrate Historic Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling
*This was, by far, one of the most anticipated Supreme Court decisions in many years. For many LGBT Latinos this is a day of personal celebration. VL By Raul A. […]
The Mysterious Number of American Citizens
*A twist to the one-person, one-vote issue recently taken-up by the U.S. Supreme Court. A pair of rural Texas voters want to change the voting and representation principle to count […]
Down But Not Out? Texas Town Takes Immigration Ban Back To Supreme Court
By Fox News Latino Undocumented immigrants will once again face being banned from renting in a Dallas suburb if town officials get their way. Members of Farmers Branch City Council […]
Social Media Shines Red with Hope for Marriage Equality
By Jesse Luna, NewsTaco As the Supreme Court of the U.S. starts to weigh in on whether or not Proposition 8, a ban against gay marriage in California, is legal, […]
Latinos Increasingly in Favor of Gay Marriage
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino When it comes to gay marriage and Latino public opinion, the last few years have seen dramatic changes, according to Ingrid Duran. She and her partner, Catherine Pino, are one […]
Will the Supremes Axe the Voting Rights Act?
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Last week the Supreme Court listened to the arguments in a case titled Shelby County, AL v Eric Holder and it was a challenge of […]
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 […]
Is It Time for a New Voting Rights Act?
Victor Landa, NewsTaco For all of the anticipation leading up to the Voting Rights challenge at the U. S. Supreme Court there are a couple of things that bubbled to […]
