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 Jacob Stein | Oct 15, 2022 | Boston University
January 6th, 2021 was a harrowing day in American history by many metrics. The country watched as a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the United States Capitol with the intent of overturning a free and fair election. For most Americans, this is likely the...
by Bridget Griffith | Oct 14, 2022 | Boston University
From 2014 to 2016, 16 million voters were removed from voter registration lists. Voter roll purges keep voting rolls accurate by canceling the registration of people who have passed away, moved, or are for any reason no longer able to vote in the jurisdiction....
by Julia Gold | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
The issue of prison system failures that stem from pandemic regulations (or lack thereof) is a pervasive one across the globe. While pre-pandemic systems were already fraught with rampant human rights violations, the COVID-19 response in the criminal legal system only...
by Rithik Shetty | Sep 30, 2022 | Ohio State University
On August 8th, for the first time, law enforcement agents raided the home of a former president on suspicion of criminal activity. The ensuing legal conflict between former president Donald Trump and the US Department of Justice has revealed the mechanisms of...
