February 2018

2/28/18

New Job Openings Posted Study: US Inequality Persists 50 Years After Landmark Report Study shows SNAP benefits don’t cover most meal costs in US Immigration law doesn’t give detained immigrants the right to periodic bond hearings, SCOTUS rules

2/27/18

Argument analysis: Gorsuch stays mum on union fees Title VII protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation, en banc 2nd Circuit says

2/26/18

Justices Turn Down Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case Jost on Justice: “Power, Not Reason” on Fees in Public Unions Case? TalkPoverty.org: Budget Cuts Are Putting More Kids in Foster Care Same-sex couple sues federally funded refugee adoption agency for discrimination

2/23/18

New Job Openings Posted For 3rd Time, ‘Presumption of Legitimacy’ for Same-Sex Couples Recognized CBPP: Locking People Out of Medicaid Coverage Will Increase Uninsured, Harm Beneficiaries’ Health Suit filed to block Trump’s proposed end of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, Haitians

2/22/18

Bringing “Zombies” Back to Life CBPP: The 2019 Trump Budget: Hurts Struggling Families, Shortchanges National Needs Federal officials consider changing hurdle for student borrowers hoping to erase debt in bankruptcy Murphy v Smith: district courts must apply as much of a judgment in a federal civil rights suit as necessary, up to 25 percent, to …

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2/21/18

SCOTUS Blog: A “view” from the courtroom: An anniversary, and later a tense exchange CBPP: Trump Proposal Expanding Short-Term Health Plans Would Harm Consumers GAO Report: About one-third of Medicaid’s spending goes toward demonstrations – Evaluations Yielded Limited Results, Underscoring Need for Changes to Federal Policies and Procedures

2/20/18

This week at the court New Job Openings Posted Trump’s Historic Medicaid Shift Goes Beyond Work Requirements 5th Circuit says cash bail system in Texas county is unconstitutional Jost on Justice: Kennedy “Most Consequential” Justice of Era

2/16/18

New Job Openings Posted Supreme Court round-up Stateline: Voting Lines Are Shorter – But Mostly for Whites This new text bomb crashes most Mac and iOS apps with a single Unicode symbol TalkPoverty.org: Congress Is Voting on a Bill That Could Make Debt Traps Legal Again En banc 4th Circuit says Trump’s latest travel ban …

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