Supreme Court Decision Allows Abortion Pill to Continue Being Distributed by Mail
Friday’s ruling on the use of mifepristone will help ease the time, travel and cost associated with medication abortions.
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mifepristone Restrictions in a Rare Win for Abortion Rights
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal.
The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where…
Ralph Nader: Some of Trump’s Brazen Violations of the Laws Moving to the Courts
By Ralph Nader If there was a giant composite lawsuit against Donald J. Trump, for his over forty years of recurring criminal and civil violations, (while a corporate boss and…
Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country
The majority of us support debt relief, but lobbyist-backed lawsuits are holding back Americans from achieving a better life.
The Unexpected Pro-Civil Liberty Dissent By Two Supreme Court Trump Appointees
Following Steven Donziger’s appeal to the appointing of three special prosecutors to his controversial contempt of court case, every justice, with the exception of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh,…
This International Women’s Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines
There is much that the global feminist movement can learn from the current women’s struggle in Iran and their vision.
Student Loan Forgiveness Program Appears Headed for Defeat in the Supreme Court
The right-wing “justices” seemed impervious to the economic plight of tens of millions with debilitating student debt.
Arkansas’s Anti-BDS Law Remains in Effect Because SCOTUS Refused to Review It
Politically motivated consumer boycotts have played a central role throughout U.S. history.
Court of Appeals Rules That Domestic Abusers Can Own Guns
Abusers are five times more likely to kill their female victims if they have access to guns, according to one report.
Far Right Supreme Court Ready to Gut Unions (Again) as Workers Die on the Job
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch One of the first dead giveaways for fascism is animosity toward trade unions. That’s not to say all anti-union businesspeople are fascist, but simply that…
Is SCOTUS on the Verge of Dismantling Labor and the Administrative State in One Blow?
By Nancy Snyder / CounterPunch On Tuesday, January 10, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local…
The Supreme Court Is About to Eviscerate the Right to Strike
The court will likely rule in “Glacier Northwest” that the union’s strike activity isn’t protected by federal labor law.
Two Major Pharmacies Say They Plan to Offer Medication Abortions. Here’s What That Could Mean.
The federal government will let retail pharmacies provide mifepristone, which helps end pregnancies, to patients with a prescription. But it’s not clear how widespread the impact will be.
This Year, the Reproductive Justice Movement Showed Us What It Means to Fight
In a year of worst-case abortion access scenarios, reproductive justice activists showed us what solidarity looks like.