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SUMMARY:Pushback: The Political Fallout of Unpopular Supreme Court Decisions
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 James Madison College is hosting a Constitution 
 Day Lecture featuring Dave Bridge, Associate 
 Professor of Political Science at Baylor University. 
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 Dave Bridge explores what happens 
 after the Supreme Court makes unpopular rulings. 
 Some have sparked grassroots pushback, 
 whereby local communities have all but ignored 
 the Court. In others, Congress successfully 
 signaled to the judiciary that it should back 
 off from an issue. Most significantly, the 
 two major parties can use unpopular decisions 
 to shift political momentum and win elections. 
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 After developing conditions for the potential 
 to affect elections, Bridge puts them 
 to the test with recent rulings on controversial 
 issues such as Obamacare, same-sex marriage, 
 religious liberty,\n
 affirmative action, 
 and abortion. He concludes that the Democratic 
 Party missed a major, and quite rare, opportunity 
 in 2024. In prioritizing policy over 
 politics, Democrats ceded millions of votes to\n
 the 
 Republican Party.\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Elizabeth Newman\n
 Contact phone: 517-798-1846\n
 Contact email: enewman@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://https://jmc.msu.edu/events/2025/09/Constitution-Day-at-JMC\n
LOCATION:Wonders Hall KIVA (Room C100)
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