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Justice September 8, 2023

Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump’s trials in the age of social media?

by Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors…

Justice September 7, 2023

Georgia redistricting trial opens with debate over federal requirements for Black representation

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 5, 2023 A federal trial that could recontour the political landscape in Georgia…

Justice August 30, 2023

What can cities do to correct racism and help all communities live longer? It starts with city planning

by Catherine Brinkley, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 76.1 years. But this range…

Justice August 29, 2023

Judicial orders restricting Trump’s speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights

by Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In each of former President Donald Trump’s four indictments, he has been allowed to stay…

Justice August 16, 2023

Florida’s academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The state of Florida ignited a controversy when it released a set of 2023 academic…

Justice August 16, 2023

Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks

by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the day he was indicted on financial fraud charges in…

Justice August 7, 2023

Georgia DAs challenge new law allowing state oversight of their prosecution choices

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 2, 2023 Four Georgia district attorneys filed a lawsuit this week to stop…

Justice July 31, 2023

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 27, 2023 As self-affirming titles representing marginalized students are getting swept up in…

Justice July 25, 2023

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?

by Julie Ellen McConnell, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the…

Justice June 24, 2023

One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the…

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