Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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Learning about America through primary sources: The 13th-15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Read More: Learning about America through primary sources: The 13th-15th amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionThe 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were enacted during the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction (1865-1877). Together, they were an attempt to establish and protect Black Americans’ constitutional and…
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Supreme Court’s power over states was slow to develop
Read More: Supreme Court’s power over states was slow to developThe Supreme Court’s power to invalidate state laws was slow to develop, as shown by what happened after an 1832 ruling that recognized the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation: The…
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Supreme Court update on 4 religious freedom cases
Read More: Supreme Court update on 4 religious freedom casesSutherland’s Bill Duncan updates the four religious freedom cases that he previewed at the beginning of the current Supreme Court term. They are a good illustration of the important role…
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Oversimplification of Virginia election results could hinder student learning
Read More: Oversimplification of Virginia election results could hinder student learningThe reaction to Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election is an example of the tendency to oversimplify the interpretation of an election into a basic political narrative. Such oversimplification could hinder curriculum…
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The politics of vote by mail
Read More: The politics of vote by mailPartisan support or opposition to absentee voting over time has varied based on political circumstances. The politics of vote by mail in Utah has been different, but national partisan interests…
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The long shadow of Marbury v. Madison reaches to today’s Texas law dispute
Read More: The long shadow of Marbury v. Madison reaches to today’s Texas law disputeAlthough it is impossible to tell how the judges will rule based on their questions, a number of the questions seem to indicate a concern that the current law is…
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Build Back Better’s rules could complicate faith-based childcare
Read More: Build Back Better’s rules could complicate faith-based childcareWhile the role of government and the complexity of our economy have increased, the need to ensure protection of religious freedom has not changed.
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Conference on Islam highlights how familiarity increases tolerance, understanding of differences
Read More: Conference on Islam highlights how familiarity increases tolerance, understanding of differencesNeighbors, policymakers and the courts will all make better judgments – of others around them and of those their decisions affect – with the understanding of differences that comes from…
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How Chief Justice Marshall secured Supreme Court’s place in U.S. constitutional order
Read More: How Chief Justice Marshall secured Supreme Court’s place in U.S. constitutional orderNominated in 1801, John Marshall served for 34 years as chief justice of the United States and is widely recognized as the formative figure in the Supreme Court’s early history.…
