We The People: Lifetime Supreme Court Terms Were Created To Keep Justices Insulated From Political Pressure

by Julia Shapero | Dec 13, 2021 | Politics

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why? The U.S. Constitution does not include any formal mention of a life...

VIDEO: Critical Race Theory is a Political Flashpoint, but What Does it Really Mean?

by Jay Shakur | Dec 7, 2021 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON— Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign victory in Virginia last month made parental outrage over educational issues a central theme. In doing so, the Governor-elect has given Republicans a nationwide campaign messaging strategy heading into the 2022...

Senators React on Twitter to SCOTUS Abortion Case

by Julia Mueller | Dec 2, 2021 | Data Projects, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of United States senators have made Twitter comments or statements on abortion in the 24 hours following Wednesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Dobbs case examines the...

Federal Agency Reps Push Biden Proposal to Classify Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I Drugs

by Andrew Marquardt | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, Health, Politics, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – As overdose deaths in America continue to reach record highs, lawmakers convened Thursday to discuss how best to tackle the issue at one of its most dangerous sources: the alarming influx of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances infiltrating the...

Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Clark for Criminal Contempt As He Agrees to Appear and Plead the Fifth

by Julia Shapero | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress. However, even as the nine lawmakers on the panel moved forward...

Video: Justices’ Questions Suggest Court Could Uphold Mississippi Abortion Ban, Overturning 50 Years of Precedent

by Annie Klingenberg | Dec 1, 2021 | Featured, Health, Politics, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. The justices heard from lawyers arguing in favor of a Mississippi law that bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks. If upheld, the law would overturn 50 years...