Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Mills: The Supreme Court threatens Indian Country

Mills: The Supreme Court threatens Indian Country

October 14, 2022

Native Americans, as you might have guessed, have had a rocky relationship with the Supreme Court. Even the most revered justices, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, have ruled against the sovereignty of Native...

Vote signs are posted in windows of Main-Dempster Mile businesses. They are part of Main-Dempster Mile’s efforts to get Evanston residents to vote.

Main-Dempster Mile mobilizes Evanston voters ahead of Nov. 3

October 22, 2020

The Main-Dempster Mile, a coalition of Evanston small businesses, is rolling out new efforts to get out the vote before Nov. 3. The group is hosting bake sales, selling themed merchandise and initiating...

Borrok: With politics, it’s how you play the game

September 24, 2020

Politics is a lot like a card game. Granted, the stakes are wildly different; a card game is often played for pride or a small cash prize, but with politics, the risks involve the livelihoods and rights...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday, was famous for both her decisions and dissents which notoriously defended gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights, including voting in favor of same-sex marriage in 2015.

“The fiercest of fighters”: Northwestern professors remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 23, 2020

Supreme Court Justice and American political icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday, leaving behind a rich mark on the fight for gender equality and civil rights in U.S. courts. Her death came roughly six...

Shirola: Supreme Court Justices need term limits

Shirola: Supreme Court Justices need term limits

January 20, 2020

The United States is the only major democratic nation where those selected to sit on the bench of its highest court receive lifetime appointments. While lifetime tenure isn’t guaranteed — the U.S....

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