Where California goes, so goes the nation. We have all heard this statement, but the question is, is it true? In the case of the…
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Is censorship in California school districts an issue that the public’s ignored? Do school districts have the right to ban books from their libraries or…
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…
Partisan gerrymandering has to be one of the least discussed but politically important topics in our generation. The notion that states can reapportion their districts…
It’s hard to start an article that talks about Nazis. Nazis. In my short lifetime, I would hear “Nazi” in a history or government class.…
On April 4, 2016, the United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 in the case of Evenwel v. Abbott that states are to draw…
During the recent in-the-gutter name calling of the Presidential campaign, the Republican presidential candidates repeatedly and loudly have proclaimed that the moment they step into…
In May 2010, a sixteen year old boy was arrested and held in solitary confinement for two years as he awaited trial. Kalief Browder allegedly…
After a yearlong, virulent, and expensive fight, Measure S passed in Berkeley, California–establishing a student-age supermajority city council district. Measure S was a taboo political…
Governor Mike Pence of Indiana recently signed into law a Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which shares a near identical title to twenty other states’ acts…
Eric Holder announced in late September that he would be stepping down from his position as Attorney General. Holder made history as not only the…
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…
In 1976, just three years after the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision in Roe v. Wade, Republican congressman Henry Hyde attached a little-known amendment to a…
The Citizens United Supreme Court case has not only revolutionized campaign finance but has also solidified the immutable power of corporate companies. The Court ultimately decided…
Will the Supreme Court one day rule on same-sex marriage nationwide? Suddenly the answer is looking to be no. In a surprise move, the Supreme…
The summer of 2013 was a time of unprecedented judicial decisions. Throughout the months of June and July, the Supreme Court made headlines for its…
Last month, for the first time in its history, the Senate changed its procedure on filibusters. Though the majority party has threatened to use the…
Once again this term, the Machiavellian in Chief Justice John Roberts was brought to light. With his judicial opinion in Shelby v. Holder, The Chief…