The U-S Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions today. Their ruling makes a first amendment case for employees to opt-out of union dues. The lead plaintiff on the case is a child support specialist with the state of Illinois: Mark Janus. Janus’s attorneys argued being required to pay union dues violated his […]
U.S. Supreme Court Redistricting Decision Could Be Landmark
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gill versus Whitford, a lawsuit that’s set to decide the fates of Wisconsin’s state legislative districts. Plaintiffs are arguing that Republicans gerrymandered the state Assembly’s map after the 2010 census. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Patrick Marley is covering the case in Washington D.C.
SCOTUS to Hear Wisconsin Anti-Gerrymandering Case
The last time our Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing spoke with Bill Whitford, he was hoping to attract the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court with a lawsuit charging the State of Wisconsin with an illegal gerrymander. Since then, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, marking the first time the Court […]
Law Professor speaks about Neil Gorsuch
Jan Miyasaki speaks with Margorie Cohn, emerita professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild, on the eve of a Democratic filibuster over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Justice.
The Guardian Reveals Secret Emails from John Doe Probe of Governor Wal...
WORT FM producer Alejandro Alonso Galva catches up with Ed Pilkington, reporter from The Guardian’s US office. Their newly-published story revealed secret documents and emails collected by prosecutors during the “John Doe” probe in Wisconsin. The documents show coordination between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, his campaign, and 501(c)4 group Club for Growth — and detail […]
SCOTUS Fair Housing & the death penalty
How will the SCOTUS disparate impact case affect housing? What does the Glossip vs. Gross decision say about the death penalty status in the U.S.? Today host Carousel Bayrd discusses these Supreme Court cases with Matt Cherry, the executive director of Death Penalty Focus, and members of the Fair Housing Council Erika Sanders and Kori Schneider Peragine.