Secret use of census info helped send Japanese Americans to internment camps in WWII

The Census Bureau plans to ask people if they are U.S. citizens in the 2020 count of the nation’s population, Continue reading →

Supreme Court won’t take up Mississippi religious freedom law

Washington (CNN) – The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up two cases concerning a Mississippi law that allows some Continue reading →

Advocates celebrate ‘huge win’ against Trump’s transgender military ban

Openly transgender individuals are now able to enlist in the U.S. military, after the Justice Department on Friday made clear Continue reading →

Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming Experts

The Justice Department is pushing for a question on citizenship to be added to the 2020 census, a move that Continue reading →

Friday briefs: the ‘Disruptor in Chief,’ more on JFK assassination files, court ruling on ‘religious freedom’

By Robert A. Vella Here’s some interesting news briefs for this last Friday of 2017: Bill Neely of NBC News Continue reading →

Trump goes to war against professional sports

By Robert A. Vella One of the trademarks of megalomania is how such leaders battle an increasing number of foes Continue reading →

Today’s Supreme Court News: Decisions on Church and State, Travel Ban, Gun Rights, and Sheriff Arpaio

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 conservative majority made big headlines today with a string of decisions Continue reading →

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms North Carolina Districts Rely Too Much on Race

WASHINGTON — For the third time in recent weeks, the Supreme Court on Monday took action on a voting rights Continue reading →