by Joseph Sten | Oct 17, 2023 | Boston University
With recent discussion in the news surrounding the potential adoption of an “ethics code” or other code of conduct for the US Supreme Court, the question of its role in US democracy is once again a hot topic of conversation. Since last year’s overturning of Roe v....
by Nicole Gonzales | Oct 15, 2023 | Boston University
The Supreme Court, an institution responsible for providing equal justice under the law, contradicts this role in our current democracy. As the two other branches of government become more politically extreme to appeal to increasingly polarized voters, non-elected...
by Tarik Bugrahan Mert | Jan 1, 2023 | Sabanci University
In this epoch, it is not seldom to come across an example of backsliding democracy. In a way, this phenomenon defines the gist of our times. However, the kind we witness in the US stands unique with its vibrant intellectual layout. For years behind, the fight for...
by Skyler Goodman | Dec 17, 2022 | Suffolk University
On June 24th, 2022 the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most controversial decisions in its two centuries of existence. Supreme Court – Source: Unsplash This past summer, having just finished my undergraduate degree, I was staying with family about...
by Kerry Matthews | Nov 22, 2022 | Suffolk University
“Forced motherhood is female enslavement” pleaded a pro-choice protester. Is slavery really what we are reverting to in 2022? In May of 2022, an initial draft of the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was obtained and leaked by...
