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Category Archives: Supreme Court and Social Reform
Why President Trump Is Not Winning At Crafting His Legacy
Like many politicians, Donald Trump offered many pledges that he aimed to fulfill in his presidential term in exchange for votes. Many of these campaign promises made to his supporters have been successful or somewhat successful, such as nominating a … Continue reading
Transgender Rights & the 14th Amendment
If you haven’t heard about Virginia teen Gavin Grimm, it’s likely that you will soon. His struggle for rights will be before the Supreme Court in the next few years. Actually, Grimm’s case was supposed to go before the Court … Continue reading
Will a Gorsuch Filibuster Change the Judiciary?
Democrats in the Senate are debating whether or not to attempt to block the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Such a move would force Mitch McConnell to change Senate rules to make Gorsuch a Justice by making … Continue reading
Trump at the Supreme Court
How the courts will view President Trump’s executive order on foreign travel has been the hot topic of discussion the past few weeks. Well, we know how the 9th Circuit feels. That court shredded the order in an opinion that was about … Continue reading
In Defense of Scalia: A Heartless Person with a Point
I do not usually consider the arguments that would insist that a child face her abuser in court. Where I come from we call people who make such arguments (pardon my French), “assholes.” However, in his cold, calculating, yet inappropriately … Continue reading
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Scalia Dares You To Come at Him, Bro
We’ve all been reading a lot of crushingly pessimistic stuff this semester. When it comes to solutions, we’ve framed the path to realizing them in two ways: (1) through the legal system (2) through democratic action. But there is a … Continue reading
Sherbert, Peyote, and Contraceptives: The Right to Free Exercise
Prior to 1990, the standard for Free Exercise claims, known generally as the “compelling interest test” (also known as the Sherbert-Yoder test from the cases that set the precedent), was much more deferent to the religious rights of individuals. This … Continue reading
The Triumph of Justice
The Supreme Court of the United States has an obligation to promote progress. This statement may come as shocking to those who believe the courts should play a limited role in the political sphere. However what proponents of such a … Continue reading
