The Washington Post featured an op-ed by Jeffrey A. Jenkins of the USC Price School and a colleague on how Sen. Mitch McConnell is positioning the impeachment fight over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “McConnell is framing whether to convict Trump in institutional terms: A president interfered with Congress’s Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Frank Zerunyan of the USC Price School on mechanisms to remove the democratically elected L.A. County Sheriff. “[H]e’s using the Constitution to his favor, rightfully so, to be honest. I can’t blame him for saying what he’s saying.” Full article here
Professor Frank Zerunyan wrote a piece featured in U.S. News and World Report and The Conversation discussing the recent deployment of federal agents in Portland, OR and the tension between Federal and State authority. He explores the question of how federal police intervention today can be reconciled with the emphasis on state sovereignty and Read more…
October 2018 brought us RBG, the documentary about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now we have On the Basis of Sex, a biopic starring Felicity Jones as this iconic leader in the fight for gender equality and justice under the law. The film is directed by Mimi Leder. Read more…
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk”interviewed Jody Armourof the USC Gould School about President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee and the possible impact on civil rights and midterm elections. Jody Armour said it was an opportunity for all Americans to reflect on what we want from our courts. Do we want our judges to Read more…
