Post Tagged with: "U.S. Constitution"

Court Packing: What Is It?

Court Packing: What Is It?

Photo provided courtesy of Supremecourt.gov. By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer In the wake of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump and the Republican senators have brought a nomination and now new Justice forward, Amy Coney Barrett. [1] Her entrance into the Supreme Court has caused controversy, as […]

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Taken from https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trump-nominates-judge-amy-coney-barrett-to-the-u.s.-supreme-court
10/16/2020

Judge Barrett on Constitutional Interpretation

  Barrett on Constitutional Interpretation Falco Anthony Muscante II On September 26, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court resulting from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.[1] Justice Ginsburg served as an Associate Justice […]

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Staunchly Structured SCOTUS – Is There a Better Way?

By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer   During a period of time when the news has been bleak and heartbreaking, some of our hearts skipped a beat upon reading the terrifying headline; “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized . . .”[1]  Of course, everyone received the same piece of news. However, not everyone […]

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Pay to Play: Voter ID Laws as the New Poll Taxes

  By Matt DeSantis, Staff Writer The unprecedented nature of this election cycle and its final result have inspired closer inspection of the voting process and the laws that govern it. While the U.S. Constitution relegates certain election laws to the states, the states must still comply with all other […]

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