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...
by Justin Saint-Loubert-Bie | Apr 20, 2019 | University of Chicago
Illinois recently joined more than 20 states in considering a measure that would require presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns in order to appear on primary and general election ballots. The bill was approved by the state Senate in April, though...
