Tag: Supreme Court
Stop criticizing bizarrely shaped voting districts. They might not be gerrymandered...
Dustin G. Mixon, The Ohio State University
How can you tell if a voting district has been gerrymandered?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census informs lawmakers...
The messy reality of religious liberty in America
David Mislin, Temple University
On Dec. 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court will again tackle the contentious issue of religious freedom, when it hears oral...
A philosopher argues why no one has the right to refuse...
Mark R Reiff, University of California, Davis
Ever since the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay people have the right to marry,...
The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
The Supreme Court recently decided that Trinity Lutheran Church should be eligible for a Missouri state grant covering the...
The Supreme Court takes on gerrymandering: 6 essential reads
Aviva Rutkin, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is roundup of archival stories.
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear Gill...
Should Americans fear the ‘nuclear option’ in Congress?
Jon Gould, American University
Soon Senate Republicans are likely to consider a “nuclear option” to put Judge Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court....
Supreme Court justices in the pews and on the bench –...
Steven K. Green, Willamette University
On Jan. 31, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Could Roe v. Wade be overturned?
If you care about the future of abortion rights, now is a good time to worry.
A sweeping Supreme Court victory for pro-choice advocates...
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...
