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...
by Kevin Liao | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
In delivering the opinion of the court on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito states: “Abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views.” On June 24th of 2022, the United States...
by Alice Scollins | Oct 15, 2022 | Boston University
The Supreme Court, as an institution, has endured many changes — from the expansion of the court in 1790 from seven to nine justices, to the court packing plan attempted by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Recently, one new challenge has been the growing politicization of the...
