Tag: Supreme Court
On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of...
Janus decision extends First Amendment ‘right of silence’
Robert A. Sedler, Wayne State University
Forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state could require nonmembers of a public employee union...
Why the Supreme Court’s ‘gay wedding cake’ ruling won’t resolve religious...
David Mislin, Temple University
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2...
Missouri’s dark money scandal, explained
Ciara C Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University
Eric Greitens has resigned, finally. The former Missouri governor’s sex scandal didn’t force him to step down, but rather...
History shows why school prayer is so divisive
Frank S. Ravitch, Michigan State University
The education committee of the Kentucky Senate is currently considering a bill for a “day of prayer” in the...
With the Supreme Court’s pending sports gambling decision, states are already...
Jennifer Roberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The gambling world is waiting with bated breath for the United States Supreme Court decision that could...
Why deporting the ‘Dreamers’ is immoral
Michael Blake, University of Washington
On Feb. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a federal judge’s order that the Trump administration continue the...
Abortion freedom of speech battle heading to the Supreme Court
Robert A. Sedler, Wayne State University
Whether you’re for abortion or against – can the state force you to say anything about it? What about...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
