Reflecting on three decades since Justice O’Connor’s first term
It’s not every day you get the chance to witness history. I did on Apr. 11, when the only four women to have served on the Supreme Court thus far gathered in Washington D.C. in honor of the 30th...
View ArticleThe Individual Mandate: Unwise and Unconstitutional
Lauren Plotnick — In the United States, health care spending as a percentage of GDP is well above that of other nations and continues to rise. Meanwhile, a large percentage of individuals with low...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cases
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine if Arizona law SB 1070 is constitutional. SB 1070 created quite a stir across the country when it was first passed. The law is one...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Obamacare
The United States Supreme Court ruled today to uphold the Affordable Care Act’s controversial individual mandate. The decision was close, 5-4, as many predicted. What most people did not predict,...
View ArticleCarving a Legacy
There’s no shortage of speculation that when the nine justices gathered the Friday following oral arguments for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chief Justice John Roberts believed the...
View ArticleVoter ID is Unduly Burdensome
For American citizens, voting is a right, not a privilege. Some voters in Pennsylvania, however, have found this right jeopardized due to a lack of sufficient ID. On Wednesday, an appellate judge...
View ArticleVoter ID law heads back to court
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-2 to send the Voter ID law back to the lower court for additional hearings. “We are not satisfied with a mere predictive judgment based primarily on...
View ArticleThe first Monday in October
On Monday, the Supreme Court begins its new term. Before election day, the nine justices will hear oral arguments for several important cases, including Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin,...
View ArticlePA Voter ID law will not be in effect this election
On Wednesday, district court judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. said that voters will not need government-issued ID to vote in Pennsylvania this election cycle. “I am not still convinced… that there will be...
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Affirmative action: not just a legal question
Courtesy of Mark Fischer / Creative Commons Benjamin Franklin once said, “The Constitution only guarantees you the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Something similar could be...
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