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The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law that requires people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote.The vote was 7-2, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the court. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two members of the court’s conservative wing, dissented.Several states said that such a law reduces voter fraud, but civil rights groups said it was an ef...
The search for Jimmy Hoffa has stretched far and wide for nearly 40 years. Now, federal agents are digging in a field 30 miles north of Detroit in hopes of solving the mystery of his disappearance.A team of agents descended on a field in northern Oakland Township, Mich., on Monday after a former Mafia underboss said Hoffa's remains were buried there, NBC affiliate WDIV reported.Hoffa, a former pre...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement this morning on creating a commonsense immigration process:Working people, including the 12 million members of the AFL-CIO, would like to remind our elected leaders why there is no higher legislative priority than immigration reform, which must include a certain and inclusive path to citizenship and respect the rights of America’s workers.
