SCOTUS nomination battle could sway independent, religious voters
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Thursday,
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SCOTUS hearings: What Judge Barrett’s confirmation could mean
ASU law scholars explain the impact the confirmation could have on existing public health, health care and reproductive laws
Read moreWritings indicate Barrett is comfortable overturning precedents, such as Roe v. Wade, that have been affirmed over and over, U of R professor says.
As the SCOTUS confirmation hearings continue, Dr. Jennifer Nelson, a U.S. historian and professor at the University of Redlands, says
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With Affordable Care Act’s future in the balance, U-M holds 10th anniversary discussion with national experts
A free online event featuring health policy experts will explore the past, present and future of the Affordable Care Act
Read moreAmy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Hearing: Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss
John J. Farmer, Jr., director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, is available to comment about the Senate Judiciary
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Expert Available: Supreme Court Nominations 101
Lady Justice and Lady Liberty. Strong female symbols have long been used to represent the embodiment of American ideals and freedom. So, it almost seems fitting that two women — the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Donald Trump’s presumptive replacement nominee Amy Coney Barrett — are at the heart of tensions over a vacancy on the country’s highest court.
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Is the judicial selection process broken? Could it imperil our democracy?
On September 26, with a little under one month before the presidential election, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett
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Is an ‘originalist’ judge good for the Supreme Court, American constitutional law?
On September 26, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill
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Presidential Debates in a Highly Polarized America: UNLV Expert Available
The COVID-19 pandemic. Race relations. The Supreme Court. The economy. When President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet for the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday night, millions of viewers are expected to tune in. But will America really be listening? Given the country’s all-time high partisanship and the extremely tiny pool of voters who have yet to make up their minds five weeks out from the 2020 general election, analysts are putting in their bets on the influence of televised debates and the chances of actually swaying voters.
Read moreSCOTUS nominee represents the religious American woman
Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday to the Supreme
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Senate Majority Leader flips his own rule, resets terms for fairness on Supreme Court nomination schedule, U of R Professor says.
Presidents are authorized by the Constitution to nominate justices to the federal bench at any time, but in 2016, Senate Majority
Read moreWashU Expert: Electoral College ruling contradicts Founders’ ‘original intent’
While the Supreme Court decision limits independence of electors and prevents potential uncertainty in 2020 election, it contradicts the Constitution framers’ intentions for the Electoral College, according to a political science expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
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