by Qiunn Novick | Apr 27, 2026 | Tulane University
In 2024, the then-President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, passed a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary in Mexico. The 2024 judicial reforms introduced a dramatic overhaul of Mexico’s judicial system, eroding judicial independence and reducing the Supreme...
by Sungeun Choi | Apr 20, 2026 | American University, George Mason University, Universities
Sungeun Choi “The coolest dictator in the world.” This is how El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bokele, describes himself on social media. It might sound like a joke, but it shows a serious problem in democracy. This is when democracy slowly breaks from the inside....
by Lucinda Posner | Dec 10, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
On July 31st, 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly passed a new constitutional amendment 57 to three votes to allow the current president, Nayib Bukele, to run for a third term. The amendment also takes away an old provision that citizens lose their citizenship...
by Breanna O'Brien | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis
The Judicial branch has power and control over translating and applying our laws in the court system. The purpose of having three separate branches is to preserve an equal and fair democracy in the United States. Unfortunately, the Judicial Branch is overstepping and...
by Isabel Colyer | Feb 21, 2019 | Saint Louis University
On February 15, President Trump declared a national emergency over the situation on the United States–Mexico border. This move allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from various military construction projects for use at his discretion. According to White...
