The United States prides itself on maintaining an independent judicial system. In Justice Sotomayor’s controversial dissent in Wolf v. Cook County, she alluded to the Court’s bias towards granting the […]
Over the last few months, the public has grown accustomed to seeing members of Congress question witnesses in impeachment hearings. While impeachment hearings rarely occur, Congressional hearings happen every week. […]
As more of the nation’s policy is adjudicated and forged not in the legislature but the judiciary, judicial remedies have invited more scrutiny. One of the most controversial remedies is […]
War Powers Act and Targeted Killings During the second panel of the American University Legislation and Policy Brief’s 2020 Symposium, the members discussed the War Powers Act and the legality […]
What was once considered the strictest abortion law in America has been struck down in Alabama. On October 29, 2019, Judge Myron Thompson, for the District Court for the Middle […]
President Trump’s impeachment has brought the flawed process for removing a sitting President from power to the forefront of American politics. Issues ranging from the inherent political nature of the […]