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...
by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 5, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Roe v. Wade is just one of the first casualties to come as a result of Trump’s brand of stealth authoritarianism and the gradual weakening of American democracy since his rise to power The recent leaked draft decision of Justice Samuel Alito that would seek to...
by Joshua Ageloff | Apr 21, 2022 | Boston University
In 2013, United States Senate Democrats went nuclear. That is, they changed the rules so that it would take only a simple majority to override a filibuster and confirm nominees for cabinet posts as well as federal judgeships (CBS News), save for the Supreme Court....
by Makayle K | Apr 18, 2022 | Rollins College
Portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson. On July 29, 1994, Justice Stephan Breyer was confirmed to the US Supreme court with an 87-to-9 vote. Nominated by former President Bill Clinton, Justice Breyer is typically associated with the liberal wing of the Court. ...
