By Ajmaanie Andre After the announcement of former Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement back in January of this year, Ketanji Brown Jackson was announced as a nominee for Associate Justice by President Biden. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami, Florida. According to the Washington Post, there were many differences that made Jackson’s…
By Fabiha Faruque On September 18, America came to face the advent of shock and mourning after news broke out of a tragic loss. Long-time Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away from pancreatic cancer at the golden age of 87. Standing at 5’ 1’’, she had been one of the most remarkable…
By Michelle Mairena In the fall of 2017, the Trump administration announced that it was ending DACA, an Obama-era federal program that protects over 649,000,000 undocumented immigrants in the United States. Not long after the announcement, a series of protests, lawsuits, and federal court decisions that opposed the administration’s ruling followed — and eventually, this…
By Devin Dubon With the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it is becoming increasingly clear that no matter what accusations are put forward, sexual assault will never be taken seriously in Congress. Not by the Republicans who attacked Dr. Ford, ridiculing and belittling her in public. Not by those who try to…
The past month has been a rollercoaster for Utah. On December 20th 2013, Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage was deemed unconstitutional by district judge Robert J. Shelby. As a result, over one thousand same-sex couples received marriage licenses in Utah.