 
							
					
															
					
					 by Damian Preciado | Oct 20, 2025 | Arizona State University
Recent reports by The New York Times share a growing consensus within the judiciary of an impending crisis, with a lack of clarity creating foreseeable conflict and confusion. The article noted a survey that went to over 400 federal judges; 65 of them responded. These...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Breanna O'Brien | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis
The Judicial branch has power and control over translating and applying our laws in the court system. The purpose of having three separate branches is to preserve an equal and fair democracy in the United States. Unfortunately, the Judicial Branch is overstepping and...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Tessa Crowley | Oct 10, 2024 | Brown University
For nearly a decade, much of the American public’s attention has been devoted to whether or not Donald Trump hopes to destroy American democracy.  Opponents speak his name alongside a volley of epithets – populist, demagogue, nationalist, authoritarian, dictator...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by laudolff.1@osu.edu | Sep 13, 2024 | Ohio State University
“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” It is July 1, 2024, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case Trump v. United States. Liberals, like Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the above quote, are furious while conservatives praise the 6-3 decision that...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by sapp.140@osu.edu | Sep 13, 2024 | Ohio State University
On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States is above the law.  In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed allegations against former President Donald Trump regarding his purported attempts to overturn the 2020...