Ruth Bader
Ginsberg: Obama Can't Appoint a Replacement I Want to See on the
Court
Jessica Weisberg, Elle Magazine
Excerpt"Anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they're misguided. As long as I can do the job full steam.... I think I'll recognize when the time comes that I can't any longer. But now I can."
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Jessica Weisberg, Elle Magazine
Excerpt"Anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they're misguided. As long as I can do the job full steam.... I think I'll recognize when the time comes that I can't any longer. But now I can."
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U.S. Bid For
Secret Guantánamo Force-Feeding Hearings Prompts Cover-Up Fears
Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to hold a highly anticipated court hearing on its painful force-feedings of Guantánamo Bay detainees almost entirely in secret, prompting suspicions of a cover-up."
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Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to hold a highly anticipated court hearing on its painful force-feedings of Guantánamo Bay detainees almost entirely in secret, prompting suspicions of a cover-up."
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Supreme Court
Returns to Work, Blocks Early Voting in Ohio
Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog
Denniston writes: "With just sixteen hours before polling stations were to open in Ohio, the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon blocked voters from beginning tomorrow to cast their ballots in this year's general election. By a vote of five to four, the Justices put on hold a federal judge's order providing new opportunities for voting before election day, beyond what state leaders wanted."
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Lyle Denniston, SCOTUS Blog
Denniston writes: "With just sixteen hours before polling stations were to open in Ohio, the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon blocked voters from beginning tomorrow to cast their ballots in this year's general election. By a vote of five to four, the Justices put on hold a federal judge's order providing new opportunities for voting before election day, beyond what state leaders wanted."
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Hong Kong
Protesters Stockpile Supplies, Fear Fresh Police Advance
Donny Kwok and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Excerpt: "Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fear may be a push by police to clear the roads before Chinese National Day."
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Donny Kwok and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Excerpt: "Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fear may be a push by police to clear the roads before Chinese National Day."
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U.S. Signs
Deal for Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post
Raghavan writes: "The United States and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed a vital security deal that allows some American troops to remain in Afghanistan beyond this year, ensuring a continuing U.S. presence in the region."
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Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post
Raghavan writes: "The United States and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed a vital security deal that allows some American troops to remain in Afghanistan beyond this year, ensuring a continuing U.S. presence in the region."
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Bill de Blasio
Expands Living Wage Law to Thousands More Workers, Raises Wage to
$13.10/Hour
Matt Flegenheimer, The New York Times
Flegenheimer writes: "Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday significantly expanding New York City's living wage law, covering thousands of previously exempt workers and raising the hourly wage itself, to $13.13 from $11.90, for workers who do not receive benefits."
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Matt Flegenheimer, The New York Times
Flegenheimer writes: "Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday significantly expanding New York City's living wage law, covering thousands of previously exempt workers and raising the hourly wage itself, to $13.13 from $11.90, for workers who do not receive benefits."
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West Virginia
Plans to Frack Beneath Ohio River, Which Supplies Drinking Water to
Millions
Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin writes: "Nine citizen and environmental groups are urging West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to reconsider his plans to let companies drill for oil and natural gas underneath the Ohio River, citing concerns that drilling and fracking could contaminate the drinking water supply and increase the risk of earthquakes in the region."
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Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin writes: "Nine citizen and environmental groups are urging West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to reconsider his plans to let companies drill for oil and natural gas underneath the Ohio River, citing concerns that drilling and fracking could contaminate the drinking water supply and increase the risk of earthquakes in the region."
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