‘Long time coming’: Supreme Court ruling strengthens protections for LGBTQ+ workers
By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer
June 23, 2020
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — which protects workers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin — now extends to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Editorial: LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace shouldn’t be up for debate
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 8, 2019
This case should never have made it to the Supreme Court in the first place.
Opinion | Impeach Justice Kavanaugh
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
September 24, 2019
Now, almost a year after those hearings, new information has come to light that raises even more questions about the confirmation process, FBI investigations and Kavanaugh’s fitness to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Editorial | States should follow Pennsylvania’s lead in pursuit of curbing gerrymandering
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
July 10, 2019
Since individual states hold all the power to curb gerrymandering, they need to follow in Pennsylvania's footsteps and prioritize making their maps as fair as possible.
Editorial: States are slowly chipping away at abortion rights
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 22, 2019
While the Alabama law certainly is a blatant attack against women, there’s a slew of other laws in states around the country that restrict abortion in smaller ways which might be even more effective in overturning Roe v. Wade.
Editorial: Kavanaugh hearings betrayed America’s trust
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 8, 2018
The Kavanaugh nomination hearings were the most partisan of any to date. This poses dire consequences for the future legitimacy of the Supreme Court.
Sen. Jeff Flake calls Trump’s mockery of Ford ‘appalling’
By Griffin Connolly | CQ-Roll Call
October 3, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake called President Donald Trump's comments at a Mississippi campaign rally mocking a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault "appalling." Christine Blasey Ford testified last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted...
Editorial: Kavanaugh disqualifies himself
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 1, 2018
Kavanaugh’s combative, evasive behavior during Thursday’s testimony didn’t just bring his innocence into question, it suggests he’s not temperamentally fit to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Trump won’t ‘micromanage’ FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation, press secretary says
By Laura King | Los Angeles Times
September 30, 2018
President Donald Trump is not seeking to "micromanage" the FBI's investigation of sexual-misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House press secretary said Sunday. Democrats raised concerns that important lines of inquiry were off limits to investigators. The...
Editorial: Supreme Court’s decision hurts LGBTQ+ community
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 6, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed “hostility” toward a local baker when it decided he had discriminated against gay couple by refusing to bake a cake for their wedding in 2012. The ruling avoided a larger question the case presented, which is whether Jack Phil...