by Derek Monson | May 6, 2022
Supreme Court leak harms American democracy Written by Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. The unprecedented leak of a draft court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has accomplished what decades of culture war politics has failed to...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 29, 2022
Cases carefully chosen to catch the Supreme Court’s eye Written by Where do Supreme Court cases come from? For the most part, they come from lower court decisions. The court can hear disputes between states directly without prior lower court review, though these...
by Derek Monson | Apr 27, 2022
Harsh Shanghai lockdown highlights the strength of the U.S. Constitution Written by China’s enforcement of a public health lockdown in Shanghai in response to a COVID-19 outbreak reminds us why it is good to be American. Americans of all political and ideological...
by Derek Monson | Apr 22, 2022
The antidote to the poison of the culture war Written by The culture war seems to be expanding its reach into myriad areas of life, beyond politics. What used to primarily be a dynamic of controversial social policy debates – abortion, marriage, sexuality, etc. –...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 8, 2022
Factors guiding decisions about Supreme Court nominees Written by In the debate over the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, senators announced their intention to vote for or against confirmation. These decisions typically focus on three issues. First, are...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 1, 2022
State supreme court nominations: quiet but important Written by Photo: Governor.Utah.gov On March 29, Gov. Spencer Cox nominated Utah Appeals Court Judge Diana Hagen to serve as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court. Hagen has served in the court of appeals since...
