supreme court
The Supreme Court May Radically Reshape Colleges This Year
Both in terms of who can attend and the financial burdens it comes with.
By Braxton Brewington
Why I Support Affirmative Action As an Asian American Teen
I was told to avoid “stereotypically Asian” activities to have a better chance of getting into colleges.
By Sriya Tallapragada
What Would Class-Based Affirmative Action Look Like?
The goal is to increase the number of low-income students in higher education.
By Zachariah Sippy
A Brief Timeline of School Segregation in the US
From the end of the Civil War to today
By Jameelah Nasheed
These Supreme Court Cases Could End Affirmative Action at Colleges
Here’s what that would look like.
By Tristin Brown
Should Your Employer Be Able to Stop You From Getting a New Job?
A federal agency is saying absolutely not.
By Terri Gerstein
A Harvard Museum Has Kept the Hair of Native Children for Decades
“Indigenous cultures regard hair as sacred, alive, and an expression of one’s spirit.”
By Samantha Maltais and Victor Anthony Lopez-Carmen
This Supreme Court Ruling Protected the Burning of the U.S. Flag
Texas v. Johnson “reinforced that free speech protection is not limited to words.”
By Catherine Caruso
This Radical Attorney Fought to Dismantle Segregation
Pauli Murray didn’t believe in an incremental approach.
By Rebeka Cabrera
This Conservative Organization Has a Huge Say on Who Is on the Supreme Court
The Federalist Society has reshaped America’s courts.
By Sophie Hayssen
SCOTUS
Supreme Court Appears Fully Ready to Gut Affirmative Action
The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent.
By Eric Lutz
Tish James Wants You to Say the Word ‘Abortion’
New York’s attorney general opens up in her first in-depth interview about her own abortion.
By Marisa Kabas
How GWU Students Protested Justice Clarence Thomas On Campus
The Supreme Court Justice didn't return to GWU this fall despite teaching there since 2011.
By Abrigail Williams
SCOTUS
Trust In the Supreme Court Plummets After Overturning Roe v. Wade
A Gallup poll found that 58% of Americans disapprove of the way SCOTUS is handling its job.
By Kelly Rissman
Abortion
Arizona Just Reinstated a Near-Total Abortion Ban Law From 1864
The 19th century law makes abortion illegal in nearly all cases, even rape and incest.
By Kelly Rissman
The Abortion Rights Movement Needs to Listen to Black Women
“Showing up and locking arms in solidarity is not enough.”
By Angela Peoples
The Senate Will Decide the Future of Same-Sex Marriage
If it receives 60 votes, the Respect for Marriage Act would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriage.
By James Factora
Coachella’s Owner Is Still Making Political Donations to Republican Causes
One large donation was made just five days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
By James Factora