Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives in the House and Senate have resurrected a Medicare for All bill that would seek to use the federal program as a springboard to a single-payer health system. Sanders (I-Vermont) was joined by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) and Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), as well as 14 senators and 110 members of the House of
John Baggaley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) With the marbled 14th century Palazzo Colonna as his backdrop, a tuxedo-clad U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito approached the lectern in July 2022 to deliver a rebuke of his critics as searing as the Italian sun.
Before launching into an impassioned defense of the court s monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, made just weeks earlier, the conservative justice took a moment to thank his hosts, the University of Notre Dame Law School, "for the warm hospitality" extended to him and his wife which included a hotel room overlooking the iconic Roman Forum.
After his speech, Alito was photographed mingling with the law school s scholars several of whom had only recently advocated in favor of overturning Roe in three amicus briefs filed with the court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Health Organization.
The Alitos trip to Italy, paid for by the university, is just one example of how academic institutions have sought to leverage
John Baggaley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree on the need to clarify a long-standing rule for when U.S. employers must accommodate the religious practices of employees but stopped short of suggesting a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier deserves his job back.
The case, which could have an impact on workplaces across America, involves Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, who was disciplined by USPS for skipping Sunday shifts to observe the Sabbath rather than deliver packages for Amazon as assigned. He later resigned.
"Employees should not be forced to choose between their faith and their job," Groff s attorney Aaron Streett told the justices.
The Postal Service has said Groff s absences created a significant burden on his coworkers and business operations especially during the peak holiday delivery season at his rural Pennsylvania post office harming morale and driving several staff to resign or relocate.
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(WASHINGTON) The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree on the need to clarify a long-standing rule for when U.S. employers must accommodate the religiou