supreme court

The highest court has the highest stakes. Analysis of Supreme Court justices and their always-controversial rulings.

Russian has been sanctioned in every way, so what else can they lose?
Putin reportedly sent President Xi of China a message of congratulations on his re-inauguration to a third term as president.
By Estalontech3 years ago in The Swamp
Supreme Court returns with a tattered, partisan image
The U.S. Supreme Court reconvened Oct. 3 with low public-approval ratings, with a majority of people wanting to set term limits on justices or expand the court to balance its far-right thinking.
By Vanessa Gallman 3 years ago in The Swamp
Demand More than Justice
» KEY POINTS Just trying to pack the Supreme Court and force potentially un-Constitutional rules like term limits around justices is not enough to fix the systematic issues within the Judicial Branch. Only a set of Constitutional Amendments that fundamentally redefine the courts, realign their relationship with the other branches of government, and create a deference to the people they serve can bring about any real and lasting change. Modifications cannot be limited to the highest institution in the land; they must be deployed and enforced at all levels.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Can We Do Anything About Our Eroding Freedoms?
Freedom has been won and lost a million times over thousands of years. Small groups and large groups have attempted to define and implement freedom. Everyone you ask will assure you they can tell you what freedom is. Unfortunately, as with all things, every person has a different opinion, making a "one size fits all" definition of freedom nearly impossible. There is a plethora of components that people agree on, but no two people will ever agree on every aspect.
By Bonita L Peterson3 years ago in The Swamp
Before you vote(My Deepest Trauma in America)
Dear America, friends, family, teachers, relatives, collages... Before you vote– Or anything– THINK! Please--THINK, ok….
By Meghan LeVaughn 3 years ago in The Swamp
America Needs to Keep Religion Out of Schools
It’s the first day of new school year. Cindy excitedly leaps off the bus and practically runs to class. A feeling of eccentricity flows through her veins because she will be in a new class, new teacher, and make new friends. As the door to her classroom opens, she walks in and slowly takes in the image of her classroom. Her teacher is standing in the front of the room with a live chicken chained to a large table. What is going on? She wonders as she and her fellow peers take their seats and await the answer of this bizarre scene. Once the starting bell rings, the teacher stands in front of the class and begins chanting in a language that no one is able to comprehend. After a few minutes of chanting, the teacher clutches the knife and prepares to sacrifice the chicken in front of the students. They all gasp at the possible horror that might unfold before their very eyes. Before striking the chicken, the teacher pauses. “Welcome to the new school year. I am chanting for your success this year and I invite you all to join in my chant. Of course, if you don’t want to, you can just sit until I’m done.
By Iris Harris3 years ago in The Swamp
Supreme Court v. Planet Earth
Did any of us think that the US Supreme Court would stop after their most recent attacks on the public? First, ruling that religious schools must be included in assistance programs in Maine, then taking away women’s rights to medical privacy and the right to control their own bodies, and then allowing teacher-led prayer in public schools. Now they are going after the one thing that affects us all: air.
By Jen Sullivan4 years ago in The Swamp
How the Decline Of America Is Ruining Our Mental Health
It’s not easy being an American for many of us in 2022. There has been a trend toward our country reverting backward in time, in so many negative ways. As we become more divided, angry, and confrontational, it takes its toll on our mental health.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
Taxpayers Pay for Christianity in Schools
Another business day, another questionable decision from the US Supreme Court. Today is another attack on the separation of church and state, allowing a football coach to pray on the field. The decision was made claiming that disallowing prayer in a public school is against the coach’s religious freedom and freedom of speech as defined in the First Amendment.
By Jen Sullivan4 years ago in The Swamp
Her Body, Her Choice, Her Mind
I just finished reading about the familiar coat hanger as a symbol of abortion. It is not a pretty thing to contemplate. What the article subsumes is the fact that the practice is so barbaric and medically hazardous to the woman.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in The Swamp
The Structure Simply Doesn't Work
It’s an architectural issue. If I discovered my beautiful home rested upon rotted pilings then I would need to take some kind of immediate and drastic action to save my house. I would need to replace and restore and augment my foundation. I couldn’t simply ignore the situation and hope for the best, until the day the entire house crashes down.
By Valerie Kittell4 years ago in The Swamp
I Am Not A Uterus
I used to be proud to be an American. When I was a child, I did not quite understand what that meant. I loved celebrating Independence Day because we would spend most of the day outside, grilling and playing in the yard. It was a day that my dad had off from work. In the evening, we would go to the fireworks and spend time together as a family.
By Jen Sullivan4 years ago in The Swamp