Analysis: A Quick Guide to Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Scandals (nymag.com)
We’re keeping track of the recent pileup of revelations regarding secret financial arrangements between the justice and his rich friends.
We’re keeping track of the recent pileup of revelations regarding secret financial arrangements between the justice and his rich friends.
A divided Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
The case concerned the “independent state legislature” theory. It is based on a reading of the Constitution’s Elections Clause, which says, “The times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof.”...