Colorado, Guns And Politics
In Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, likely Democratic candidate Jason Crow is campaigning for more gun control against battle-tested, and NRA-endorsed, incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman.
News Brief: Kim Jong Un In China, Gerrymandering At The Supreme Court
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly visited China in his first trip abroad since taking power. Also, Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal previews a Supreme Court gerrymandering case.
The Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: King’s Last Cause For Economic Justice
They wanted better working conditions and higher pay, but they needed help strategizing. Martin Luther King Jr., went to Memphis to help.
A Needle In A Legal Haystack Could Sink A Major Supreme Court Privacy Case
A Supreme Court case undone? The CLOUD Act, recently passed in the omnibus spending bill, likely to moot one of the term’s blockbuster cases.
Healing Drug Injection Wounds Can Help Get Care Closer To Patients
Infections from intravenous drug use are often hidden, under sleeves and beneath pants. These wounds of addiction may be buried in shame. They can also be serious, requiring surgery or constant care.
Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering: The Supreme Court’s Play In 3 Acts
The justices are hearing a case involving partisan gerrymandering for the second time this term. Now it’s Democrats’ turn to defend their plan.
Senate Candidate Joe Arpaio Vows To Keep Pushing Birtherism
The former Arizona sheriff, who was jailed for criminal contempt before being pardoned by President Trump, says he has “100 percent” proof that former President Obama’s birth certificate is fake.
Sacramento Residents Voice Their Anger Over Recent Police Shooting
A five-hour meeting was scheduled to hear residents’ reaction to the police killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark.
FACT CHECK: Has Citizenship Been A Standard Census Question?
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a question about U.S. citizenship was included in every census from 1965 to 2000. Census history tells a more nuanced story.
Lyft Officials Discuss How They’re Addressing Gender Equality And Diversity
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Lyft co-founder John Zimmer and Valerie Jarrett, a member of the company’s board, about the issues of diversity and gender equality in the workplace.
Christian Colleges That Oppose LGBT Rights Worried About Losing Funding Under Title VII
Conservative Christian colleges are worried that their doctrinal commitments with respect to LGBT issues could run afoul of sex discrimination law and jeopardize federal financial aid.
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