Tagged: u-s-supreme-court

By Candece Monteil National Urban League “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must […]

By Jason R. Edwards Guest Commentary The dog days of summer are not typically associated with school, but the summer of 2025 has marked the hundredth anniversary of two pivotal […]

The charges against the seven men had reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned their convictions just days before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, the […]

By Oscar H. Blayton Commentary During the 2008 presidential campaign, when Barack Obama said, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” it triggered an angry […]

In a case that has tremendous implications for South Carolina voters, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of South Carolina Republicans in a dispute over the boundaries of […]

By Andy Brack Statehouse Report A bedrock principle of American-style jurisprudence is that justice delayed is justice denied. It’s the backbone of the right to a speedy trial to redress […]

By Millicent E. Brown COMMENTARY In 1963, ten other students in Charleston and I became the first court-ordered African Americans to attend state run public schools in South Carolina (see […]