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Advantages and Disadvantages of Net Neutrality
Taiwanese-American legal scholar and Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu coined the term “network neutrality” or net neutrality in 2003. He based it on […]
U.S. Debt Ceiling Pros and Cons: Purpose and Criticisms
Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives the U.S. Congress the sole power to authorize the borrowing of money on the credit […]
Explaining the U.S. Debt-Ceiling Crisis
A debt ceiling is a legal mandate that limits the amount of debt a government can accumulate. This mandate is determined through policymaking. Reaching the […]
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: History, Mission, and Structure
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration or DEA is a federal government agency of the United States that operates under the oversight of the U.S. […]
Six District Court Cases That Preluded Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark civil rights case that made same-sex marriage the law of the land in the United States. To be specific, […]
Obergefell v. Hodges Explained: History, Summary, and Ruling
One of the defining moments of the entire LGBT movement in the United States was when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 via the […]
Arguments in Favor of Abortion and Abortion Rights
Induced abortion is the termination of pregnancy through a procedure that involves the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus of a pregnant […]
U.S. Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade Explained
In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States made a landmark decision when it ruled in Roe v. Wade that the Constitution generally protects […]
Critical Infrastructure: Definition, Examples, and Purpose
Critical infrastructure or critical national infrastructure is a term used by governments to refer to physical, non-physical, and cyber resources or assets and systems that […]