Making the case for the U.S. Supreme Court
Category: Keeping Up With Gen Y
August 4, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
Professor Stephen Wermiel, Fellow in Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Professor Stephen Wermiel, a Fellow in Law and Government and director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law.
With the Senate beginning consideration of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court, this seems like an ideal time for a primer on the judiciary. It’s easy for Generation Y to be confused about the jurisdiction, practices, and procedures surrounding the highest court in the country.
Our guide through this legal journey, Professor Wermiel, shares the steps by which the nine Supreme Court justices decide to hear cases. He also explains why the Supreme Court’s autonomy from voter opinion not only protects us from the tyranny of the majority but also preserves our democracy for future generations.
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Tags: American University, courts, featured, judiciary, Keeping Up with Gen Y, Stephen Wermiel, Tamara Bell, United States Supreme Court
About the Author
Tamara Bell: Tamara Bell is the editor of Y Gen Out Loud. She began her journalism career as a reporter in Dallas, Texas. A few years later, she moved into politics and government, working for both Democratic and Republican members of the Texas Legislature. When not working on Y Gen, Tamara is a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texas at Austin. Tamara has a B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
