Image Why Have States Diverged on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility? As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 ballot, it’s worth exploring how state law has impacted outcomes in different states. Fellows // Article // December 21, 2023
Image Second Amendment Meets Domestic Violence in the Supreme Court In U.S. v. Rahimi, the justices are considering whether to strike down a law that aims to keep guns out of domestic abusers’ hands. Fellows // Article // November 3, 2023
Image Florida Supreme Court to Hear Pivotal Abortion Case The conservative court is being asked to revisit precedents protecting abortion rights. Fellows // Article // September 6, 2023
Image The Right Way to Cover Election Deniers Running for Office To properly inform voters, the media must consistently highlight the extreme views of candidates who spread false claims about elections. Fellows // Article // January 5, 2023
Image Is There Any Way to Resuscitate the Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial? Law professor Suja Thomas discusses why precious few cases ever make it to a jury and how this trend could be reversed. Fellows // Article // November 28, 2022
Image What Is the Third Amendment, and Will the Supreme Court Ever Examine It Again? A University of Michigan professor discusses whether this dead area of the Constitution could be revived in a new form. Fellows // Article // August 31, 2022
Image Substance Over Sound Bites: Breathing New Life into Presidential Debates The likely presidential debate hiatus is an opportunity to improve them in the future. Fellows // Article // August 29, 2022
Image Making Participatory Budgeting Work: Experiences on the Front Lines Giving Americans a louder voice in political processes is central to restoring trust in government. Fellows // Article // August 23, 2022
Image Fair-Weather Federalism: Strategic Uses of the 10th Amendment Columbia law professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen anticipates a new wave of states’ rights cases now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade. Fellows // Article // July 5, 2022
Image Essential Reads for Juneteenth Five books (plus one) that highlight the importance of Juneteenth and the journey of Black America. Fellows // Article // June 17, 2022