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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

OP ED: The Texas War of 2021: The War Against Women

OP ED: The Texas War of 2021: The War Against Women

Pipa Powers, Contributor November 17, 2021

At many points in history, women have been punished for simply existing as women, stripped of the ability to make decisions in regard to their own bodies. Texas Senate Bill 8 is simply the next mechanism...

What's Happening in Texas?

What’s Happening in Texas?

Ainsley Gill, Contributor October 17, 2021

“This is vigilantism. This is 1984.” This is how leading advocates for abortion rights and reproductive justice described Senate Bill 8 - Texas’ six-week abortion ban that went into effect this September. This...

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The Road Ahead for Amy Coney Barrett

Tejas Ogale, Contributor October 12, 2020

With Senate confirmation hearings underway for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s road to the Supreme Court has never seemed murkier. Confirmation to the Supreme Court...

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Democrats, Mitt Romney’s “Integrity” Will Not Save You

Nora Fellas, Contributor October 12, 2020

Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney became a symbol of hope for Democrats when he was the only Republican who voted to remove President Trump during the 2019 impeachment proceedings. Many saw this move...

Who is Amy Coney Barrett?

Who is Amy Coney Barrett?

Isabella Randle, Managing Director October 2, 2020

On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that Judge Amy Coney Barrett was his selection to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  In 2018, President Trump said he...

Righteous Confirmation: Supreme Court Further Solidifies Rights of the LGBTQIA+ Community

Righteous Confirmation: Supreme Court Further Solidifies Rights of the LGBTQIA+ Community

Brogan Dice, Contributor July 15, 2020

A decision from the Supreme Court of the United States recently sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQIA+ community and the nation as a whole. It regards a trio of cases on the 2019-2020 docket which all...

Why Aren’t Police Held Accountable? An Analysis of Qualified Immunity

Why Aren’t Police Held Accountable? An Analysis of Qualified Immunity

Allison Sewell November 29, 2019
Qualified immunity is a vague doctrine that prevents police officers from going to trial unless a “clearly established law” has been broken or it has been broken not in “good faith” by someone who is “knowingly incompetent”.
Recap: Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle

Recap: Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle

Roshan Natarajan October 13, 2018

        Last weekend, Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was confirmed by the  U.S. Senate as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Kavanaugh...

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