by Parker Berke | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
During his first four years, President Trump appointed 226 judges to federal district, appeals, and supreme courts, almost three fourths as much as President Obama did during his whole two terms. Many Democrats have now been pushing for President Biden to begin his...
by Eve Meadow | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
With Justice Stephen Breyer’s recent announcement of his planned retirement, conversations concerning who Joe Biden will appoint to the Supreme Court are abound. Nevertheless, the United States has not forgotten about the hypocrisy of the Senate Republicans regarding...
by Mia Prahlad | Jan 5, 2021 | University of Denver
When liberal icon, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, died at the age of 87, less than two months before an already contentious and dramatic presidential election, the future of the United States fundamentally and rapidly shifted. And with the nomination and...
by Armin Amina | Dec 1, 2020 | University of Georgia
In the last 20 years, the United States has seen an increasing rise in the lack of trust in election results. Public trust in elections began to erode with the Supreme Court’s decision in Gore v. Bush when the state of Florida misconducts lead to a heavily...
by Miguel Rozenberg | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
President Trump has left a legacy that is more impactful than several presidents. However, this might not necessarily be due to his demagogic rhetoric or political blunders, but because of the Supreme Court. He appointed three supreme court justices, which is the most...
