In a 6-3 decision in the case Mullin v. Doe, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration is allowed to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 Haitian immigrants. That fact is awful, but seems sterile and anodyne out of any proper context. The preeminent scholar of the global history of genocide and … Read more
In the immediate aftermath of last week’s New York Democratic Primaries, where two Democratic Socialists and a political opportunist, running on the coattails of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsement, emerged victorious, MAGA Trumpists decided to resurrect the Red Scare and McCarthyite “The Commies are coming. The Commies are coming” boogeyman in order to sway voters to … Read more
Today, the United States Supreme Court two actions with regards to ballot access and voter registration. In a 5 to 4 decision in Watson vs The RNC, the Court upheld the State of Mississippi and 18 other State/United States territories’ right to count mail-in ballots if they arrive five days after voting, as long as … Read more
Earlier today, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston ruled against Donald Trump’s Executive Order that, if allowed, would give the Executive Branch unprecedented control over American elections, including the regulation of mail-in ballots. In her ruling for the Democratic statewide Attorney Generals, like Arizona’s Kris Mayes, who brought the suit, she wrote, “The Constitution … Read more
