Author name: Lizz Riggs

DOJ Civil Rights Hiring Comes Under Republican Scrutiny

By Lizz Riggs / June 2, 2011

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division came under fire during the Bush Administration for stacking attorney positions with conservative lawyers […]

Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Freedom of Expression

Supreme Ct Puts Another Nail in "Taxpayer Standing" Coffin, Supporting State's Indirect Subsidization of Religion

By Lizz Riggs / April 5, 2011

Yesterday, in its decision in AZ Christian School Tuition Org.v. Winn, the Supreme Court further limited the ability of private