Student loans are a topic all too familiar for many college students, especially in America. In August of last year, President Biden released a plan to ease the burden of student debt for 43 million borrowers. This plan would forgive $10,000 in federal student loan debt for individuals who make under $125,000 or households that make under $250,000, with an additional $10,000 forgiven for Pell Grant recipients.
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Affirmative action is a program conscious of students’ race when individuals apply for college. Race is considered in the application process, because by – recognizing it — this program is acknowledging the racial barriers students may or may not have faced in their educational endeavors. Beginning in the late 1960s and 1970s, universities started to implement affirmative action into their admission decisions.
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Judge Jackson is in the process of being officially confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing a much needed shift to the currently right leaning court. Jackson will be the most diverse and qualified justice yet.
Read moreOn Feb. 25, President Biden made good on his promise with the appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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As a woman, I believe that we have the right to do as we choose with our own bodies, therefore, I am strongly pro-choice.
Read moreThe fear of an ideologically conservative Supreme Court has made its way to the forefront as the Court takes on a case backed by the NRA. The case being heard, NY State Rifle &. Pistol Assoc. v. Corlett, challenges a New York state law, which was upheld by the lower courts, that requires gun owners to obtain a license if they want to carry a gun outside their home. The New York law requires those wanting to obtain a license to carry a good reason to — aside from self-defense.
Read moreOn April 9, President Biden signed an executive order to establish a Presidential Committee on the Supreme Court of the United States. This executive order marks the first major step to look at Supreme Court reform since President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his push to “pack the Court” in order to push forth his New Deal legislation.
Read moreDetailing the saga that is to come for the next Supreme Court Justice nominee. Whitney Lynn / Contributor Following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a vacant seat was left on the Supreme Court of the United States. The Republican Party is eager to fill that seat, while the […]
Read moreRBG’s death brings additional stakes to the 2020 Presidential election and increased tensions between the Democrats and the Republicans. Tyler Pugmire / News Editor Jenny Han / Asst. Opinion Editor On Sept.18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), one of the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court, passed away […]
Read moreRBG’s death on Sept. 18 has sparked a ferocious debate within the federal government over Trump’s plan to fill her seat on the Supreme Court before the presidential inauguration, ignoring RBG’s wish to not do so Brittany Lang/ Feature Editor/The USD Vista Following the death of the powerhouse that was […]
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