Republican Mitt Romney is promising that he will repeal the federal health care law the Supreme Court just upheld. He called the decision incorrect and said Thursday that it is a 'bad law.'
Showing posts with label U.S. Supreme Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Supreme Court. Show all posts
Friday, June 29, 2012
President Obama: Health Care Ruling A 'Victory' For All / Mitt Romney: Supreme Court Ruling On Health Law Wrong
President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a "victory for people all over the country" and will make their lives more secure.
Republican Mitt Romney is promising that he will repeal the federal health care law the Supreme Court just upheld. He called the decision incorrect and said Thursday that it is a 'bad law.'
Republican Mitt Romney is promising that he will repeal the federal health care law the Supreme Court just upheld. He called the decision incorrect and said Thursday that it is a 'bad law.'
Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law
The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Supreme Court Set to Review Troy Davis Verdict
By: Jackie Jones
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to review Troy Davis’ case today and may render a decision by June 29.
While hopeful, many death penalty opponents and civil rights activists are not expecting action favorable to Davis.
Davis was convicted in 1991 of killing an off-duty Savannah, Georgia police officer, largely on the basis of eyewitness testimony, and was subsequently sentenced to death. But seven of the nine witnesses who implicated Davis in the murder have since recanted, and other witnesses have come forward to say another man had confessed to killing Officer Mark MacPhail. Further, Davis has no previous criminal record, and there is no physical evidence linking him to the crime.
Restrictions on federal appeals prevent Davis from having a hearing in federal court on the reliability of the witness testimony used against him, and Davis remains on Georgia’s death row.
Supreme Court Set to Review Troy Davis Verdict....
Monday, May 5, 2008
NEGATIVE US SUPREME COURT RULING: Potential blow to black voting rights
In a decision which could potentially lead to increased attacks on Black voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that states can require voters to produce photo identification in order to cast their ballots.
Civil and voting rights groups have long argued that state requirements for photo ID were part of a Republican Party campaign to make it more difficult for Blacks and other minorities to vote.
However, in a 6-to-3 decision, with the high court's liberals in opposition, the Supreme Court upheld a strict photo ID requirement in Indiana. At least six other states have similar strict requirements.
Last Monday's ruling could prompt other states to enact similar laws. The legal director of the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union Ken Falk said he was "extremely disappointed" by the decision because voter ID laws "inhibit voting."
Strict voter ID laws are generally pushed by the Republican Party and other conservative groups in the name of combating voter fraud. However, critics charge that there is extremely little voter fraud during U.S. elections and that the laws are actually designed to make it more difficult for people who do not normally vote Republican to cast their ballots.
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