Governor Brown's response to COVID rates in Oregon
Governor Brown held a press conference this afternoon regarding the state’s spike in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Over the...
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Nov 9, 2020
Transgender representation to nearly double in state legislatures
Voters in six states handed eight transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming candidates victories in state legislatures last week....
Nov 6, 2020
Nevada Is First State to Protect Same-Sex Marriage in Constitution
Nevada has become the nation's first state to protect same-sex marriage in its Constitution. In the Tuesday election, voters repealed a...
Nov 2, 2020
9 of 10 Harris Co. drive-thru voting locations closed today
On Sunday, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a request by several conservative Republican activists and candidates to preemptively throw...
Oct 29, 2020
Trump campaign files second election lawsuit against Clark County
The Trump campaign filed another lawsuit in Nevada regarding voting rules and procedures this week. The new lawsuit filed asks for the...
Oct 28, 2020
Pennsylvania cannot reject mail-in ballots due to signature discrepancy: state court
On Friday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots cannot be refused because a voter’s signature does not appear to match...
Oct 27, 2020
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic
The Supreme Court has sided with Alabama state officials who banned curbside voting. The curbside accommodation was intended for...
Oct 26, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as newest Supreme Court justice
The Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court yesterday, just days before Election Day, solidifying the conservative...
Oct 22, 2020
The Supreme Court Is Set to Hear Arguments in These Civil Rights Cases
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously on yesterday to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the...
Oct 20, 2020
Mississippi to expand access to curbside voting, allow absentees to fix ballots
This year we are particularly thankful for Oregon’s decades-old mail-in voting system. States around the country have scrambled to adjust...
Oct 19, 2020
Court Vacates Trump Administration Rule That Sought To Kick Thousands Off Food Stamps
A federal judge Sunday struck down a Trump administration rule that could have stripped food stamps from nearly 700,000 people. A...
Oct 18, 2020
Why Do 9 Justices Serve on the Supreme Court?
The idea of adding justices to the Supreme Court is not a new one—it has been done many times throughout America’s history. There is no...
Oct 15, 2020
The Me Too movement just launched its next chapter
Yesterday the #MeToo movement celebrated the third year since it received global recognition. Tarana Burke, the movement’s leader, is...
Oct 14, 2020
New Texas rule lets social workers turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability
On Monday the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners voted unanimously to change a section of its code of conduct that establishes...
Oct 13, 2020
Elder Law: Elderly people should get estate planning documents done now
Those families with members who are elderly should encourage those family members to either obtain or update, if need be, their estate...
Oct 11, 2020
Navajo Nation Leaders Applaud Trump’s Signing Of Savanna’s Act
On Saturday Donald Trump signed Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act, laws aimed at addressing missing and murdered Native American...
Oct 8, 2020
What Happens If There's a Tie in a US Presidential Election?
We posted yesterday about the US Electoral College and how it works – but what happens if there is a tie in electoral votes? Article II,...
Oct 7, 2020
Why Was the Electoral College Created?
Under the Electoral College system, the winner of the presidential election is determined by securing a majority of “electoral votes”...
Oct 6, 2020
Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession
As President Trump continues to recover from coronavirus at the White House, lots of questions regarding constitutional guidance on...
Oct 4, 2020
Does the Constitution allow for a delayed presidential election?
President Trump and three Republican senators have tested positive for Covid-19 in a week; in light of this, Trump has suggested delaying...
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