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Supreme Court

 In the Face of Trump, Brazil Convicts Bolsonaro—But Is It Truly Protecting Democracy?

Chantal de Macedo EulensteinOctober 20, 2025October 19, 2025

On August 1st, 2025, Alexandre de Moraes, Vice President of the Brazilian Supreme Court, awoke to find his visa revoked, his assets frozen, and his family and holding company targeted by similar sanctions. 

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Originalism in the Supreme Court: Legacy and Impact

Sammy LandinoOctober 31, 2017October 31, 2017

Whether or not partisan-gerrymandering claims are justiciable is vulnerable to an ideology that works at the expense of our representative government’s legitimacy.

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Humor: Justice Ginsberg Blows Out 114 Candles at 84th Birthday

Seth HerschkowitzMarch 17, 2017March 17, 2017

When asked what she wished for, Ginsberg simply said: “You’ll see.”

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History Will Judge: A Look at Garland’s Nomination in Polarized Washington

Ahmed ElbenniFebruary 22, 2017February 28, 2017

The GOP’s obstruction of Garland was genuinely unprecedented and a threat to the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court.

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Stella on SCOTUS: The Supreme Court in Criminal Defense

Stella ShannonJanuary 26, 2017January 26, 2017

Stella Shannon interviews her father, a criminal defense attorney, about how Supreme Court decisions have affected his practice.

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Stella on SCOTUS: How the Lynch Litigated Christmas

Stella ShannonDecember 11, 2016March 16, 2017

In a holiday-themed installment of her column on the Supreme Court, Stella Shannon looks back at the case of Lynch vs. Donnelly.

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Stella on SCOTUS: The Supreme Court at the Final Presidential Debate

Stella ShannonNovember 7, 2016

What does our next President think about the Supreme Court?

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Constituting Education: What Makes an Educational System Adequate?

Billy RobertsOctober 13, 2016October 12, 2016

In the aftermath of a landmark court decision, Connecticut grapples with statewide educational inequality.

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