Don Berwick today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision that companies cannot be required to cover some types of contraceptives: “Today’s abhorrent Supreme Court decision is yet another affront to women’s health. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 30, 2014
Republicans on Supreme Court Impose Religion-based Limits on Contraception
The Charlie Baker Republican-controlled Supreme Court today continued the party's "war on women" when it voted to allow corporations to impose their religious beliefs on their employees. NYT: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that … [Read more...]
Supreme Court royally screws up. But it could have been worse.
Today is the final day of the Supreme Court's 2013-2014 term, and, as expected, it saw the announcement of two hot-button cases: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Harris v. Quinn. Both were 5-4 decisions with the depressingly … [Read more...]
Quick reactions to SCOTUS rulings
Word has quickly spread that SCOTUS ruled for Hobby Lobby and also against certain unions collecting representation fees from non-members who nevertheless benefit from union negotiations. Both rulings from what I understand are "narrowly … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Monday
Well, our reactionary Supreme Court decided to satisfy itself with half a loaf today, opting to merely open the door to eviscerating some basic rights, rather than actually smashing them to bits altogether. In the Hobby Lobby case, the … [Read more...]
Parents prohibited from even discussing a visit home with their son
[Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog] When Stanley and Ellen McDonald tried to share and discuss a COFAR Blog post with their son, Andy, during a visit to his group home on June 22, the residential manager told them to stop, or their visit … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Iraq to Have Unity Government Before U.S.
A bit of a thin weeks for jokes, fortunately as David noted, we've got Jeff Jacoby hard at work channeling the spirit of the Revue. With that, Borowitz: IRAQ TO HAVE UNITY GOVERNMENT BEFORE U.S. BAGHDAD (The Borowitz Report)—In a … [Read more...]