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Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2018

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Florida Democrats called on Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis to fire a woman from his campaign after she questioned if Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser was merely bitter because he liked another girl. Lourdes de la Peña participated in a CNN interview of female Kavanaugh supporters that went viral this weekend. In the course of the interview, de […]

Guest AuthorJune 30, 2016

After the Pulse tragedy, gun control talks predictably spiked. The gun lobby trained its sights on proposals that supposedly kneecapped the Second Amendment. Weary anti-gun violence crusaders petitioned Congress to holster massacres by doing something — anything. Shouting, pleading, debating, cajoling, exhorting — and a brief political theater revival of circa ‘60s sit-ins — appallingly […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 21, 2016

On May 18, 2016, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump releases a list of 11 judges that he would “most likely” use to select his appointees to the Supreme Court. The list of 11 names included 11 whites and eight males. Six of the 11 were appointees of George W. Bush, and the other five are […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2015

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is “disgraceful” and a “disappointment” to conservatives, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Saturday, while praising Associate Justice Clarence Thomas as his favorite member of the high court. “Justice Roberts really let us down. What he did with Obamacare was disgraceful, and I think he did that because he […]

Associated PressOctober 21, 2015

Joe Biden‘s storied political career will come to an end much the way it started nearly half a century ago: shaped by crushing personal tragedy that shook his deep-seated confidence in his own ability to lead. In deciding not to run for president, Biden turned away from months of intensive preparations and countless hours that […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 20, 2015

None of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices has ever had the gut-wrenching experience of looking another person in the face to say, “I sentence you to die.” They have passed on or passed up hundreds of capital appeals, but that’s far removed from having to impose a death sentence at trial. “It’s hard to […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 20, 2015

None of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices has ever had the gut-wrenching experience of looking another person in the face to say, “I sentence you to die.” They have passed on or passed up hundreds of capital appeals, but that’s far removed from having to impose a death sentence at trial. “It’s hard to […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 7, 2015

It is amusing, in a wry sort of way, to witness the tantrums and hear the gnashing of teeth in right-wing circles over the several big cases they have just lost at the U.S. Supreme Court. Spare them no sympathy. You might think that losing has become more than they can bear. But in fact, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 31, 2014

Some of these are outright predictions, but most of these stories are events that we’ll be watching for in 2015. 1 – Florida State’s reign as national champions ends January 1, 8:30 p.m. eastern time. It was great while it lasted, but the Noles’ uncanny run of luck and two-year undefeated run comes crashing down on New […]

Bob SparksSeptember 9, 2014

Campaigns begin long before Labor Day each year, but the attention span of millions of voters is short prior to September. What is said and done during the fall by incumbents and challengers runs a great risk of defining a candidate and his or her party. The results can be devastating. Republicans painfully remember Todd […]

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Democrats call on Ron DeSantis to fire Brett Kavanaugh defender

Darryl E. Owens: SCOTUS hits mark for domestic violence with disarming Voisine ruling

Darryl Paulson: Donald Trump goes a-courting

Trump: John Roberts “disgraceful” on high court; Clarence Thomas favorite

Bookended by tragedy, Joe Biden’s storied career nears the end

Martin Dyckman: Looming narrow point of law could clear death row

Martin Dyckman: Looming narrow point of law could clear death row

Martin Dyckman: Supreme Court more often goes astray

Things to watch for in 2015

Bob Sparks: Democratic candidates must overcome flaws of party leadership