Tag: Supreme Court
Money in Politics: CALPIRG’s Panel Discussion on Citizens United
Akshaya Natarajan
A three-person panel discussed the issue of campaign finance reform and the outcomes of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on Thurs., Jan. 21. Professor...
UC Backs Affirmative Action in Supreme Court Case
Kelsey Knorp
National Beat Reporter
Top University of California officials supported affirmative action admissions policies last week in a brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Gives Civics Lecture at UCSB
Brett Debbold
Staff Writer
Sandra Day O’Connor, former United States Supreme Court justice, visited University of California, Santa Barbara on Saturday, May 10, in order to...
In the Name of Almighty Xenu, Let Us Begin This Town...
Sam Goldman
Staff Writer
Illustration by Hector Lizarraga, Staff Illustrator
“We thank you, Allah, for the opportunity to be here. Okay then, first on the agenda…"
How many...
Even the Supreme Go Out of Style: The Political Ramifications of...
Kelsey Knorp
The history and development of the United States of America as a nation has been inarguably characterized by constant ideological evolution, the likes...
Supreme Court Apprehensive In Decision Making Regarding Proposition 8
Alec Killoran
Staff Writer
It isn’t often that the Supreme Court decides to hear a case that it doesn’t want to hear, but that seems to...
Obama Administration Supports Marriage Equality
Julian Moore
National Beat Reporter
The Department of Justice offered the federal government’s first legal support for the right to gay marriage last week in an...
