Editorial | States should follow Pennsylvania’s lead in pursuit of curbing gerrymandering
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
July 10, 2019
Since individual states hold all the power to curb gerrymandering, they need to follow in Pennsylvania's footsteps and prioritize making their maps as fair as possible.
Editorial: States are slowly chipping away at abortion rights
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 22, 2019
While the Alabama law certainly is a blatant attack against women, there’s a slew of other laws in states around the country that restrict abortion in smaller ways which might be even more effective in overturning Roe v. Wade.
Editorial: Kavanaugh hearings betrayed America’s trust
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 8, 2018
The Kavanaugh nomination hearings were the most partisan of any to date. This poses dire consequences for the future legitimacy of the Supreme Court.
Sen. Jeff Flake calls Trump’s mockery of Ford ‘appalling’
By Griffin Connolly | CQ-Roll Call
October 3, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake called President Donald Trump's comments at a Mississippi campaign rally mocking a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault "appalling." Christine Blasey Ford testified last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted...
Editorial: Kavanaugh disqualifies himself
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 1, 2018
Kavanaugh’s combative, evasive behavior during Thursday’s testimony didn’t just bring his innocence into question, it suggests he’s not temperamentally fit to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Trump won’t ‘micromanage’ FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation, press secretary says
By Laura King | Los Angeles Times
September 30, 2018
President Donald Trump is not seeking to "micromanage" the FBI's investigation of sexual-misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House press secretary said Sunday. Democrats raised concerns that important lines of inquiry were off limits to investigators. The...
Editorial: Supreme Court’s decision hurts LGBTQ+ community
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 6, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed “hostility” toward a local baker when it decided he had discriminated against gay couple by refusing to bake a cake for their wedding in 2012. The ruling avoided a larger question the case presented, which is whether Jack Phil...
Pitt service workers to be affected by SCOTUS decision
By Christian Snyder | Editor in Chief
May 30, 2018
Aliyya Lee had just worked from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. before stopping to meet her coworker Pam Johnston at Panera on Forbes Avenue. After passionately describing to me what’s at stake over 200 miles away as nine Supreme Court justices debate a labor union case, the pair left to defend unionized employ...
Editorial: State gerrymandering decision needs action now
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 24, 2018
As midterm elections loom and Pennsylvanians prepare to deliver their opinion on President Donald Trump’s first two years in office, the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court added to the drama Monday when it ordered a change to the lines of battle themselves: Congressional district borders. In a long-...
Assault rifle, open-carry appeals rejected by Supreme Court
By Greg Stohr | Bloomberg News (TNS)
November 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying gun debate after the mass shootings in Nevada and Texas, turning away two appeals from firearms advocates, including one that sought a constitutional right to own a semi-automatic assault rifle. The justices, without comment Monday, left intact...
Point-Counterpoint: Gorsuch upholds law, not ideology, in his rulings
By Christian Snyder | Columnist
April 3, 2017
Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, his seat on the Supreme Court has remained vacant. After the GOP-led Congress denied former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the seat — Merrick Garland — a confirmation hearing, Obama’s time to get a Democrat onto the Supreme Court ran out. ...
Point-Counterpoint: Gorsuch nomination would set unconstitutional precedent
By Nick Eustis | Columnist
April 3, 2017
Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, his seat on the Supreme Court has remained vacant. After the GOP-led Congress denied former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the seat — Merrick Garland — a confirmation hearing, Obama’s time to get a Democrat onto the Supreme Court ran out. ...