These States Have Anti-discrimination Laws Protecting LGBTQ People
Federal law protects Americans from being discriminated against in public places like retail stores on the basis of disability and “race, color, religion or national...
Student Loan Borrowers React to Supreme Court Decision
Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers was a...
State Department Report on Afghanistan Exit Urges ‘Worst Case’ Thinking
The State Department should plan better for worst-case scenarios, strengthen its crisis management capabilities and ensure that top officials hear “the broadest possible range of...
Supreme Court LGBTQ Rights Decision Is Reassuring for Religious Conservatives
Conservatives who have moral and theological objections to gay marriage saw the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday as reassurance that they would be able to...
Trump, Crossing Paths With DeSantis, Tries to Outflank Him
Former President Donald J. Trump moved on Friday to outflank Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida as they wrestled for conservative loyalties at a gathering of...
Republican Presidential Candidates Celebrate Student Loan Ruling
Much of the Republican field of presidential candidates was unanimous in praising the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to reject President Biden’s student loan forgiveness...
Student Loan Forgiveness Opinions and Dissent: Key Highlights
Justice Amy Coney Barrett It is obviously true that the Secretary’s loan cancellation program has “vast ‘economic and political significance.’” Utility Air, 573 U. S.,...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Guns Case Involving Domestic Violence
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider whether the government may forbid people subject to domestic violence orders from having guns, setting up a...
Congress Has Power to Forgive Student Loans. It’s Unlikely to Do So.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday striking down President Biden’s student debt cancellation initiative effectively punts the issue to Congress, where it is all but...
What Is the HEROES Act?
Lawyers for the Biden administration told the Supreme Court that it could cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt because Congress had given...
Biden Now Faces Student Borrowers Asking: What Now?
President Biden accused Supreme Court justices of having “misinterpreted the Constitution” and vowed on Friday to seek new ways to relieve the crushing weight of...
For Conservative Christians, Gay Marriage Has Taken a Back Seat to Gender Issues
For decades, opposition to same-sex marriage was a marquee issue for the religious right in the United States. Activists like Anita Bryant, Jerry Falwell and...
Five Ways College Admissions Could Change After Affirmative Action Decision
Students may change what they write about in the college essay. And they may no longer be tortured by the SAT and ACT. As for...
Man Accused in Jan. 6 Riot Is Arrested With Weapons Near Obama’s Home
A man accused of involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol was arrested Thursday afternoon near the Washington home of former President...