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The Supreme Court can meaningfully constrain a president and governing party’s power during election periods

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The question is whether the Supreme Court can do more than announce legal principles during an election period: can it materially limit a president’s or governing party’s available power while political stakes and implem…

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Mail-in voting can be regulated to protect election integrity without unfairly disenfranchising eligible voters

Depends on scope

The Supreme Court can meaningfully constrain a president and governing party’s power during election periods

Using political retaliation as a governing strategy can strengthen a leader’s power while weakening democratic accountability

Executive officials should not be allowed to impose nationwide restrictions on mail-ballot procedures without clear statutory authority

Mostly yes — with caveats

Emphasizing culture-war issues increases a political party’s chances of electoral victory

Depends on scope

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has delivered fewer benefits than its economic and political costs

Emphasizing women’s health makes the Supreme Court more likely to protect abortion rights

Leaning yes, with caveats

The DOJ’s upcoming immigration rule will replicate Trump-era mass deportations

Depends on scope

ICE regularly detains children

Depends on scope

Women's Cricket World Cup victories increase government funding for women's sports

Mostly yes — with caveats

Far-right electoral breakthroughs push mainstream parties toward tougher immigration policies without reliably reducing far-right support

The U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly all people born in the United States

Central planning is superior to democracy in the development of technologies

Depends on scope

The benefits of immigration raids and detentions justify using them to enforce immigration laws

The SAVE America Act creates barriers that make it harder for people to vote

Depends on scope

Expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court would increase public confidence in the judiciary

Depends on scope

Displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Depends on scope

Candidate campaign visits primarily mobilize existing supporters rather than persuade undecided voters

Strengthening state preemption of local gun laws increases costly litigation

Depends on scope

Direct cash incentives offered near an election increase voter turnout more effectively than they persuade undecided voters

Depends on scope

Restricting in-person early voting decreases overall voter turnout

Depends on scope

Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day should be rejected even when they were postmarked by the deadline

Depends on scope

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement disproportionately targets Latino people in ways that warrant structural reform

Age limits should be imposed on elected officials in the United States

The Democratic Party is significantly divided over U.S. policy toward Israel and the Gaza war

Efforts to reform lobbying practices in the United States have been ineffective, even though there is widespread public backing for such reforms

Federal courts have the authority to block presidential orders that restrict birthright citizenship

The IOC gender-eligibility policy fairly balances inclusion and competitive fairness

The US executive branch has the constitutional authority to limit birthright citizenship by executive order

Courts should halt construction projects when they judge the projects likely to be unlawful, even before final litigation is complete

Leaning yes, with caveats

Ending birthright citizenship would be legally permissible under the U.S. Constitution

The executive branch should be able to undertake major construction on federal property without specific congressional authorization

Depends on scope

Executive orders that restrict mail-in voting are unconstitutional

Leaning yes, with caveats

The Supreme Court’s jurisprudence has effectively nullified or rendered invisible the protections of the First Amendment’s press clause

Depends on scope

Birthright citizenship is a form of legal fraud

A ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military is constitutionally permissible

Leaning no, with caveats

Supreme Court rulings that limit or change mail‑in voting procedures increase voter confusion in elections

Depends on scope

Supreme Court decisions on mail ballot regulations give an electoral advantage to the Republican Party

Leaning yes, with caveats

The U.S. Supreme Court has the authority to intervene in disputes over federal executive orders that regulate mail-in voting

Mail-in voting increases the risk of voter fraud

Restricting mail-in voting reduces voter participation in U.S. elections

Depends on scope

Restrictions on mail-in voting decrease voter turnout

Mostly yes — with caveats

Restrictions on mail-in voting reduce voter fraud

Divisions within the U.S. Democratic Party over support for Israel reduce its electoral performance in subsequent national elections

Leaning yes, with caveats

Israeli settlers exert influence over West Bank military decision-making

Mostly yes — with caveats

Rules-based controls are ineffective when the targeted parties do not follow rules

Depends on scope

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has increasingly targeted legal immigration pathways

Depends on scope

The expansion of executive power through emergency declarations poses a threat to democratic governance

Leaning yes, with caveats

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The Supreme Court can meaningfully constrain a president and governing party’s power during election periods

Using political retaliation as a governing strategy can strengthen a leader’s power while weakening democratic accountability

Strengthening state preemption of local gun laws increases costly litigation

Depends on scope