UMD names public policy building after Thurgood Marshall
Marshall and a team of lawyers successfully sued the University of Maryland in an effort to desegregate the campus more than 70 years ago.
To ensure social progression, constitutional amendments should be easier to pass
We need the Constitution. But we also need more constitutional amendments.
Here’s what the challenge to affirmative action means for UMD students
It’s hard to tell whether the ending of affirmative action would impact admissions at this university, but the elimination of the policy could have far-reaching effects.
Amicus briefs should be independently fact-checked
Courts should be impartial. Biased amicus briefs strip them of their credibility.
UMD lecturer speaks on the importance of a representative Supreme Court
Michael Spivey discussed term and age limits, as well as partisanship, during the Oct. 12 talk.
Three months after overturning of Roe v. Wade, UMD students remain anxious
Since the overturn, this university’s health center said it has not seen a drastic uptick in contraception requests yet.
Later abortion clinic to open in College Park this fall
The clinic will be one of only a handful of abortion facilities in the nation that prioritizes care for later abortions.
The left must stop the right from eroding the separation of church and state
Secularism is important for American democracy, and the left must work harder to ensure it.
UMD students: How do you feel about returning to school post-Roe?
The Diamondback and The Washington Post are looking to hear from college students directly on how the Supreme Court’s decision to ban abortion impacts your lives.
Expanding the Supreme Court won’t fix its archaic structure
The Supreme Court’s structure, not size, is to blame for its misguidance