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What public opinion surveys reveal about changing attitudes toward the Supreme Court.
The last time a president nominated a Supreme Court justice during his last year in office was in the tumultuous year of 1968. It didn’t go well.
Even many Americans don’t know much about organisations like the Alliance Defending Freedom and the Heritage Foundation. But these groups play a critical role in advancing conservative policies.
About 220,000 kids under the age of 18 are being raised in same-sex families in the US. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling failed to provide them with equal protection under the law.
The gerrymandered district has been part of the US political landscape for two centuries. Impartial math suggests several methods for drawing fair, competitive congressional districts.
In the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, decided on 26 June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled by a 5-4 majority in favour of same-sex marriage. The majority judges have held that state…
Public opinion may play a role in the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on gay marriage but it will likely be in an unexpected way.
The Supreme Court is the final word on the country’s laws but its decisions don’t necessarily end culture debates. Two scholars look at same sex-marriage arguments made before the court.
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director, Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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