“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” It is July 1, 2024, and the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case Trump v. United States. Liberals, like Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the above …
Trump v. United States: A Greenlight for Authoritarianism?
On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States is above the law. In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed allegations against former President …
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How American Political Structures Helped Trump Grab Power
The United States of America is often regarded as one of the oldest modern democracies. The U.S. constitution is well known as a forefront in “the democratic experiment” and throughout history the …
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American Democracy and The Supreme Court
With recent discussion in the news surrounding the potential adoption of an “ethics code” or other code of conduct for the US Supreme Court, the question of its role in US democracy is once again a …
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The Supreme Court’s Potential to Erode Democracy
The Supreme Court, an institution responsible for providing equal justice under the law, contradicts this role in our current democracy. As the two other branches of government become more politically …
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The Infamous Transformation of SCOTUS: An American Horror Story
In this epoch, it is not seldom to come across an example of backsliding democracy. In a way, this phenomenon defines the gist of our times. However, the kind we witness in the US stands unique with …
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Protesting in Mitch McConnell’s Backyard
On June 24th, 2022 the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most controversial decisions in its two centuries of existence. Supreme Court - Source: Unsplash This past summer, having …
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Can Civil Disobedience Save America’s Eroding Democracy?
“Forced motherhood is female enslavement” pleaded a pro-choice protester. Is slavery really what we are reverting to in 2022? In May of 2022, an initial draft of the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs …
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