by Renee Colby | Apr 23, 2019 | University of Chicago
Of all of the things that the writers of the US Constitution may have intended, it is quite certain that their intent was to create a democracy. For all the rest, lawyers and judges and politicians bicker. Each word of the Constitution has been picked apart, split...
by Isabet Tranchin | Apr 23, 2019 | University of Chicago
Facebook now boasts more than two billion users worldwide, but this well-known social media platform also has a rising role in the political arena. As the internet becomes more accessible social media leviathans like Facebook become staples in modern society, but they...
by Sammy Elmasri | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
Last November, 64.6 percent of Florida voters voted in favor of Amendment 4, which restores voting rights for felons “who have completed all terms of their sentence, including parole or probation,” excluding those “convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense,”...
by Emily Morrison | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
Since his election in 2016, President Trump has had the opportunity to appoint not one, but two Supreme Court justices. If re-elected in 2020, the probability of another vacancy on the Court is very high. One of the vacancies, later filled by Justice Neil Gorsuch,...
by Emily Young | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
On February 15th, 2019 President Trump held a national press conference announcing his declaration of a National Emergency at the Border with Mexico. This declaration allowed him to utilize his Executive Powers in order to use government funds to build a wall at the...
