Guns, Troops, Conversion Therapy, and Other Court-Related Story Ideas
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Top Story: The Captured Court is Back
This past week the Supreme Court got back to work. If you weren’t gung-ho about how last session went for democracy.
Meanwhile, for a compelling read about the Roberts Court, check out the just released:
by our pal Lisa Graves, an expert on the courts and the founder of True North Research, where you can find lots of reports about democracy, SCOTUS, Dark Money, and sundry other things we should all be aware of.
And…as we all wait with bated breath for the Roberts Court to continue its love-fest with the executive branch, Reporting Right decided to offer some court-related story ideas you can do on your beat.
Court-related story ideas
Write about gun cases — like this one —which risk putting more guns in wrong places (ie in the hands of a stranger at a person’s house)....And what this could mean for people in your community.
TIP: Check out the Giffords Law Center for cases about gun proliferation
Write about poor people, debt and courts. It’s ugly and needs some attention.
TIP: Head to The Pew Charitable Trust website for good info on courts and debtors: what’s broken, what’s abusive, and what’s working.
Write about troops heading into cities and terrorizing people, the Insurrection Act, and how Trump may use it to make people you report on feel like they’re living in a police state.
TIP: Look to The Brennan Center on efforts to limit the Insurrection Act.
Write about the prevalence of conversion therapy near you. The UN calls conversion therapy “torture.” It looks like SCOTUS may decide it’s great treatment, in a case it is picking up this year.
TIP: Refer to the Human Rights Campaign on conversion therapy and why it is so dangerous.
Write about Opus Dei and what it’s doing in your community. It has strong ties to today’s SCOTUS, right-wing DC insiders, local schools, churches and certain local right-win Catholic centers. Peel back a curtain near you.
TIP: Without Precedent has a whole section on Opus Dei and its connection to the Roberts Court. Also, here’s some thoughts from a Catholic publication.
Write about redistricting, gerrymandering and other bad-faith acts designed to keep people from being heard at the polls.
TIP: Democracy Docket!
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