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Has the US Supreme Court lost its legitimacy? What kinds of reforms might restore its legitimacy? 🔊

Has the US Supreme Court lost its legitimacy? What kinds of reforms might restore its legitimacy? 🔊

Dec 22, 2021 | Politics & Society

Following the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett during the 2020 presidential election, the US Supreme Court majority held a conservative worldview that was not reflective of the popular votes for US president and continued the journey of the court in deciding cases...
Abortion: What is the future of Roe v Wade in the United States? 🔊

Abortion: What is the future of Roe v Wade in the United States? 🔊

Sep 20, 2021 | Politics & Society

Recently, Texas passed a law outlawing abortion after roughly six weeks. The US Supreme Court did not overturn this law, culminating in a series of phases intending to overturn a women’s reproductive right to access an abortion as enshrined in the landmark US...
How will Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination shape American politics? 🔊

How will Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination shape American politics? 🔊

Sep 29, 2020 | Politics & Society

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Republican promise to replace her with Amy Coney Barrett has profound implications for American politics and policy. How will the decision shape public policy, the checks and balances of the constitution...
What are the likely legal outcomes of the current US Supreme Court battle? 🔊

What are the likely legal outcomes of the current US Supreme Court battle? 🔊

Sep 28, 2020 | Politics & Society

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away last week aged 87. A long time liberal voice on the US Supreme Court, her death has opened the likelihood of the court shifting to the right, perhaps quite dramatically. This is because President Donald Trump has...
What does the future hold for the United States Supreme Court? 🔊

What does the future hold for the United States Supreme Court? 🔊

Jul 20, 2020 | Politics & Society

Since the 2016 election, the US Supreme Court has become a lightning rod political issue on both sides of the political divide. The Trump Administration has named two new associate justices, and many court watchers expect the Court to shift to the right politically...
Will the U.S. Supreme Court leave presidential elections open to corruption?

Will the U.S. Supreme Court leave presidential elections open to corruption?

May 20, 2020 | Politics & Society

By Cristina Cornejo The United States uses an indirect voting process called the Electoral College to elect the president. In this system, which is mandated by the Constitution, each state is assigned a number of “electors” based on the number of representatives the...
What is wrong with the US Supreme Court and how can it be fixed? 🔊

What is wrong with the US Supreme Court and how can it be fixed? 🔊

Oct 10, 2018 | Politics & Society

After the controversy around the recent swearing-in of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, questions have been raised around the court’s place in American politics and whether it possesses too much political power. Maria Armoudian spoke with one of the...
Has a constitutional coup taken place in the United States? 🔊

Has a constitutional coup taken place in the United States? 🔊

Jul 17, 2018 | Politics & Society

With Donald Trump nominating Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, Maria Armoudian speaks with Jon Michaels about the role of the four so-called liberal justices and how privatization has amounted to what Michaels calls a constitutional coup. Jon Michaels is...

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