by Brenda Garcia | Feb 26, 2022 | University of Chicago
In a letter to President Biden last month, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his intentions to step down and retire at the end of his term. His retirement leaves an open seat on the court, which President Biden must move to fill with his...
by Alejandro Morles | Feb 26, 2022 | University of Chicago
On February 7, 2022, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that a potentially illegal congressional map of Alabama may be used in the upcoming 2022 election. Critics of this decision point out the blatant race-packing under the proposed map, where Black voters...
by Ryan Leung | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
History of Gerrymandering in the United States The term gerrymandering was first coined in 1812 by the Boston Gazette. The term was created in reference to how certain districts in the Massachusetts district map looked after the Jeffersonian Republicans had...
by Judith Zhang | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
Congress recently passed a short-term spending bill to narrowly avoid entering a government shutdown. The formal deadline to pass spending legislation was September 2021, but due to divisions in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats, neither side has been able...
by Helen Taura | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
The year 2016 brought about quite a shocking presidential candidate and elect for the United States. President Donald Trump, in his 4 years of candidacy, made himself well-known throughout the international community for his rash and at times demonizing comments made...
