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Justice May 16, 2023

Supreme Court’s ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws

by David Favre, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised in…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice May 1, 2023

SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

by Kelsey Pukelis, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part…

Justice April 22, 2023

Why Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is good news for all media outlets

by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s all over but the spinning. At the eleventh hour, after the jury…

Justice April 19, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court hears hospital authority’s challenge to state opioid settlement

by Jill Nolin, Georgia RecorderApril 19, 2023 A rural south Georgia hospital authority is challenging a 2022 state law that barred local officials from suing opioid manufacturers and distributors. The…

Justice April 18, 2023

Defamation is at the heart of Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News – but proving it is no small feat

by Nicole Kraft, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The aftershocks of the 2020 presidential election continue to reverberate in politics and…

Old political cartoon of an industrialist being towed by a group of children who seem to be in pain.

Justice April 10, 2023

Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 9, 2023 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in 11 states have either passed or introduced…

Justice March 1, 2023

I’ve spent 5 years researching the heroic life of Black musician Graham Jackson, but teaching his story could be illegal under laws in Florida and North Dakota

by David Cason, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The story of Graham Jackson is a timeless tale of American ingenuity, hard…

Justice February 28, 2023

Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion’s plea to define the limits of parody

by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond…

Justice February 13, 2023

How video evidence is presented in court can hold sway in cases like the beating death of Tyre Nichols

by Sandra Ristovska, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Body camera and surveillance footage depicting the Jan. 7, 2023, fatal beating of…

Justice February 2, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ death underscores the troubled history of specialized police units

by Ian T. Adams, University of South Carolina and Seth W. Stoughton, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The officers charged in…

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