Politics
November 3, 2011 -
The Department of Justice has largely taken a hands-off approach to state redistricting plans. But when it comes to photo ID laws and other voting rights issues in the South, the DOJ has emerged as a key player.
November 2, 2011 -
A judge has decided to allow climatologist Michael Mann to intervene in a Freedom of Information Act suit brought against the University of Virginia by the American Tradition Institute, a group with close ties to fossil-fuel interests that works to cast doubt on manmade global warming.
October 31, 2011 -
Dirty-energy interests, wealthy conservatives and the think tanks they fund have joined forces to target global-warming researchers using the Freedom of Information Act -- and this week they're set for a showdown in a Virginia courtroom.
October 27, 2011 -
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently called for ending limits on campaign contributions -- part of a broader effort to boost the political power of big money at the expense of ordinary people.
October 27, 2011 -
Judges are supposed to be impartial and fair, but a new report finds their independence is increasingly at risk as campaign cash floods into judicial elections -- especially from secret outside sources.
October 26, 2011 -
Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in North Carolina yesterday to tout the president's jobs bill -- and he said he was keeping a close eye on the Wake County school board battle over diversity.
October 25, 2011 -
Unregulated organizations posing as comprehensive healthcare providers called "crisis pregnancy centers" are slated to begin receiving state funds in North Carolina from the sale of "Choose Life" license plates. An investigation by the NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation has uncovered a disturbing pattern of deceptive and misleading practices at the facilities.