Opinion | SCOTUS’ history and traditions test is decimating our civil rights

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • January 12, 2024

Why have cases like Dobbs v. Jackson, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard taken the country by storm, stripping people of their rights and threatening others in the process?

Editorial | Discounted in-state tuition is more important now than ever

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 12, 2023

In the wake of the blow to affirmative action, keeping in-state tuition rates low is more important than ever to maintain college accessibility.

Editorial | The Indian Child Welfare Act is necessary

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 18, 2022

ICWA cannot be overturned for the well-being of Indigenous communities and for the integrity of the United States and its faltering democratic institutions.

Opinion | The Supreme Court isn’t done striking down democracy

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Senior Staff Columnist • July 13, 2022

Moore v. Harper holds the potential to backslide the entire democratic process the United States was founded on.

Editorial | Keep up with the Supreme Court rulings — they affect us all

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 1, 2022

It's important to keep up with the new rulings that have come out of the Supreme Court because they affect our rights.

Opinion | What a post-Roe America demands of us

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • June 28, 2022

In post-Roe America, we must commit to building a reproductive justice movement that serves people of all backgrounds and generations.

“Need to fight back”: Pittsburgh rally speaks out against the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade

By Allison Radziwon and Bella Markovitz • June 25, 2022

The Supreme Court overturned the landmark court ruling of Roe v. Wade on Friday, removing constitutional protections for abortions.

Editorial | Hey Supreme Court, wealthy politicians shouldn’t get the upper hand

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 17, 2022

It’s a dark day in American politics when the highest court in the land sides with Sen. Ted Cruz. 

Editorial | Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearings have been a political circus

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 27, 2022

The Supreme Court is meant to be a nonpartisan body, so why has Jackson’s nomination become a partisan issue?

Editorial | Gutting Roe would solidify the Supreme Court as a dangerously unaccountable institution

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • December 3, 2021

On what looks like the eve of Roe’s relegation to history, it’s apparent that the Supreme Court has fully transformed into a partisan institution unfit for democracy.