Supreme Court – The Diplomatic Envoy

On April 7, the United States Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. According to NBC News, Judge Jackson will be the first Black woman and first public defender to be nominated and confirmed for a seat on the country’s highest court. She will take office in October 2022 following Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement at the end of the current Supreme Court term.

2021 Analysis Americas

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 Lylian Pagan

Delinquency: The Case for the Right to Juvenile Bail in the United States

When adults in the United States are arrested and charged with a crime, they have the right to be released on bail. The 8th amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, or cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” It is a right given to every adult offender no matter the age or nature of the offense.

January 2019 International News Asia

February 4, 2019 Tom McGee

Japanese Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring the Sterilization of Transgender Citizens

Japan’s Supreme Court recently upheld a law passed in 2004 that requires the sterilization of citizens who identify as transgender.

U.S.Americas 2018

September 30, 2018April 2, 2019 Felipe Bueno

Amid Kavanaugh’s Controversy, Experts Warn the Supreme Court is Becoming the “Most Dangerous Branch”

Recently, the Supreme Court has come under fire. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, argues that the Court has overstepped its role as an “umpire” over existing legal issues and become an “player” in creating new laws.