Biden vs. Nebraska, 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis, and, of course, Dobbs vs. Jackson are just a few of the new Supreme Court’s landmark decisions that have fundamentally changed the nation’s political landscape. To the dismay of progressives, SCOTUS has demonstrated an increasing willingness to strike down prior decisions rooted in judicial activism, in the […]
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What Can Biden Still Accomplish? Criminal Justice Reform.
Joe Biden walked out of his inauguration with promises for transformational reforms in almost every aspect of American government, but with brutally slim Congressional majorities to deliver such legislation. Today, the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) have passed into law and served as major victories for the Democratic Party. On the […]
What’s Next for Labor Unions in California?
Labor unions are currently under attack. An increasingly hostile Supreme Court and a multitude of anti-labor laws across the nation have put labor unions in jeopardy. Anti-labor groups understand the power of unions, and relentlessly fight against union progress. They have had many successes, advocating for anti-labor justices on the Supreme Court and passing right […]
The Other War on Poverty
At the turn of the 17th century, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England passed a sweeping slate of reforms aimed at alleviating poverty. Colloquially known as the Poor Laws, the legislation created a new position: overseer of the poor, two men — typically wealthy — from each parish in the nation who would […]
New Jim Crow, Interrupted
Racism is alive and well in America. But on February 20th of this year, a piece of that insidious system was dealt a stinging blow. On that day, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Timbs v. Indiana that the Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines applied to the states. The Court told states and […]
You Are Here: How The US Is Missing The Point In Regulating And Protecting Data Privacy
I like conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones and flat-earthers. I like them not because I believe in the nonsense they spout, especially when it’s particularly vulgar rhetoric like claiming the Sandy Hook shooting was staged and harassing parents about it, but because their conspiracies are sometimes pretty funny, such as the idea that the world […]
Scalia: The Absurdity and Folly of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died peacefully two weeks ago, but two hours later discord erupted among the GOP, the election campaigns and the Senate over his replacement. Republican leaders on the campaign trail and in the Senate have said the next president should appoint his replacement, or have called for delays or obstruction of […]
SCOTUS Sneak Peak: A Look at the Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 Term
Though the current Supreme Court term only started on October 6, the court has already issued orders on two controversial issues and started hearing oral arguments for many other important cases. Though the court struck down Wisconsin’s voter ID law for the upcoming midterm elections, they handed down emergency orders that upheld North Carolina’s and […]