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SCOTUS: Barnes v. Felix
Trigger Warning: Â The following case includes depictions of graphic violence. Please read at your own discretion. In our recent AP...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Apr 192 min read
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SCOTUS: Citizens United v. FEC
In the world of campaign finance, few decisions have had as profound an impact as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission . Before...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Jan 252 min read
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FRAUD: Bob McDonnell
With instances of corruption amongst public officials seemingly becoming more and more common, today’s case revolves around one such...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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SCOTUS: Brandenburg v. Ohio
A few weeks ago in my AP United States History class, we discussed the case of Schenck v. United States, which involved the protection of...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
May 10, 20243 min read
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INFAMOUS: Daniel Ellsberg
In the 1970s, the world was shocked when an ex-Vietnam War strategist leaked 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Apr 30, 20244 min read
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SCOTUS: Morse v. Frederick
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I recently participated in a Moot Court simulation in my Civics and Regional Politics class involving...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Jan 26, 20244 min read
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SCOTUS: Bethel v. Fraser
A few weeks ago in my Civics and Regional Politics class, my classmates and I argued a Moot Court case involving issues of freedom of...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Jan 21, 20243 min read
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HOMICIDE: Adnan Syed
Trigger Warning: The following case includes depictions of graphic violence. Please read at your own discretion. In 2014, attention was...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Nov 3, 20236 min read
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SCOTUS: Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
In 1963, the Supreme Court was faced with arguments from two sides debating whether or not the Sixth Amendment’s requirement for federal...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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SCOTUS: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978
The Supreme Court decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) was a landmark decision which upheld affirmative...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Sep 19, 20233 min read
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PRECEDENT: John Brady
Trigger Warning: The following case includes depictions of acts of graphic violence. Please read at your own discretion. In 1958, John...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Sep 10, 20238 min read
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INFAMOUS: Boston Marathon Bombing
Trigger Warning: The following case includes depictions of acts of terrorism and violence against minors. Please read at your own...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Aug 21, 20235 min read
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SCOTUS: Roe v. Wade
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States made a single decision which would dismantle fifty years of legal protection and...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Jul 24, 20235 min read
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SCOTUS: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
We all know that free speech is an inalienable right according to the United States Constitution, but how far does the protection of...
Yasmin Sudarsanam
Jun 22, 20233 min read
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