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Supreme Courts: American and international variations on a theme

September 27, 2020 Christopher Burke International, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] One comment

The US Supreme Court didn’t always have nine members. The original Supreme Court established by the Constitution in 1789 had six. However, the number

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Life after the Voting Rights Act

May 4, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Government, States, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting Leave a comment

The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder—to overturn the “pre-clearance” requirement in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—continues to have major

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McCaskill Needs to Vote Against Kavanaugh

September 13, 2018 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Missouri region, Supreme Court [SCOTUS], Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Missouri Senate race is tied and, in a scene so dramatic that it could be made into a film, we just so happen

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Supreme Court surprises: You don’t always get what you want

February 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, History, Supreme Court [SCOTUS], Trump Leave a comment

How will the next justice appointed to the Supreme Court vote? The answer, history tells us, is: We don’t know for sure. Surprises happen.

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5 questions for any Supreme Court nominee [and 5 hoped-for answers]

January 31, 2017 James Wilson Courts, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

It is all but guaranteed that President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to sit on the Supreme Court will create a political inferno, aggravating

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The plot to kill American democracy: This is not a movie

November 1, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Republicans Leave a comment

The Republican plot against American democracy is not a myth, a slogan, or a theory. It would probably make a very bad movie with an implausible

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Democrats should hold “rump” hearings on Merrick Garland

March 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Congress, Courts, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] One comment

Republicans have clearly stated that they won’t even hold a hearing on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. But that obstructionist stand should

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Supreme Court nominees who were rejected: Lessons from history

February 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Courts, History, Politics, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] 2 comments

In the 227-year history of the Supreme Court, about 80% of nominees have been confirmed. But the road to confirmation can be rocky, and

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Do Supreme Court appointees vote the way Presidents think they will?

February 17, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, Government, History, Obama, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

How would a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia vote? If President Obama manages to get a hearing on a nominee, will he

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Supreme Court rulings: Lessons for my 8th grade students

June 30, 2015 Lisa Granich-Kovarik Education, LGBT, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

It’s always bittersweet in June when the Supreme Court issues its major rulings, because I can’t help but wish school was in session so

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