Arizona School Openings Delayed for In Person Classroom Instruction until at least August 17, 2020

Today, Governor Doug Ducey, in coordination with Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, announced, through an Executive Order (please click here to access,) that in-person classroom instruction at the state’s schools has been delayed until at least August 17, 2020.  Online instruction options will still be available earlier. Other features of the Executive Order include: … Read more

SCOTUS makes it easier for president to fire CFPB director

Republicans have been trying for years to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren — an agency responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. Republicans were unsuccessful in killing the CFPB, but today the Supreme Court did give the president the freedom to fire the CFPB director. Donald … Read more

SCOTUS: abortion rights survived today, but Chief Justice signals openness to overturning Casey (updated)

In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down a TRAP law from Texas requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors performing services at abortion clinics in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt. The state of Louisiana then enacted the very same TRAP law as the Texas law already struck down by the high court, for a do-over attempt at … Read more