One of the big themes of the new term so far has to do with the Supreme Court's use of "shadow dockets," from Trump to Sen. Lindsey Graham to Arizona's Sen. Kelli Ward.
Yet another Supreme Court term is newly underway, and it's already shaping up to be just as dramatic as the last. One of the big themes so far has to do with the court's use of "shadow dockets," from former President Donald Trump to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham to Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward. The fact that these are all conservative politicians may not be a coincidence. "Indeed, one of the most troubling features of these rulings, the majority of which come with no analysis, is their rather predictable tendency to favor Republicans and/or hurt Democrats," writes Steve Vladeck.
But that's not the only problem with the shadow docket trend. "Perhaps worst of all, these shadow docket 'emergency' procedures allow unlawful policies to continue, sometimes for years," writes Vladeck. "And they do this without justices ever having to take a real stand on the merits of individual arguments." Read Steve Vladeck's full analysis in your Friday MSNBC Daily.
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Let's break down his wildly revealing statement. Read more. |
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Sen. Graham admitted the superficial reason the GOP is backing the Republican Georgia Senate candidate. Read more. |
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There's a strong possibility a third-term Republican congressman could be elected governor of New York. Read more. |
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Her quest to escape investigators continues. Read more. |
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Tonight, Steve Kornacki returns to the Big Board to break down the numbers going into this year's midterm elections. He'll dissect the most recent polling in critical House and Senate races, speak with reporters who are covering campaigns live on the ground, and make sense of what the latest trends mean for election day. Watch the third installment of The Kornacki Countdown, tonight at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. |
The fourth episode of MSNBC's newest original podcast series, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is available now. In the latest episode, Rachel explores how a paid agent of Adolf Hitler's government leveraged sitting members of the United States Congress to launder millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda into the hands of the American people, in an effort to weaken democracy. Listen now.
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The Reconstruction era is a pivotal point in our nation's history and often misconstrued. What many hoped to be a time of promise and racial equality after the Civil war turned into a period marked by terror and violence against Black people and widespread efforts to undermine and stop Black progress. In her new book, "I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction," Professor Kidada E. Williams of Wayne State University reexamines this period and shares the stories of those who fought against oppression. Williams joins WITHpod to discuss her new book and the impact of racial trauma on future generations. |
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