by Qiunn Novick | Apr 27, 2026 | Tulane University
In 2024, the then-President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, passed a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary in Mexico. The 2024 judicial reforms introduced a dramatic overhaul of Mexico’s judicial system, eroding judicial independence and reducing the Supreme...
by Sadie Kennedy | Apr 25, 2026 | Boston University
The US Supreme Court has used the shadow docket, a process to issue emergency orders, incessantly in the last few years. Since the start of Trump’s second term, this expedited process has been used to grant the president more than 20 victories on issues such as...
by Rebecca Viana | Nov 30, 2025 | Northeastern University
“In Brazil, impunity for those who attack democracy has always been the rule. This trial breaks that cycle” — Oscar Vilhena Vieira (2025).” Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has recently upheld the decision to convict former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who...
by Mart Peedel | May 26, 2025 | Tartu University
The Polish people are in the process of electing a new president, and these elections are among the most significant in the country’s recent history. The first round of the election took place on the 19th of May, with centrist Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly...
by Michael Villani | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University
In mid-March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This is despite the fact that Mr. Garcia was barred from being deported under an order from a judge. Since this event, the Judiciary has been hitting back at...
