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Justice April 17, 2025

Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent

by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Same-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the…

Justice April 14, 2025

Georgia college students sue Trump administration, allege visas are being unlawfully revoked

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 14, 2025 Five international college students and two recent graduates studying in Georgia…

Justice April 14, 2025

Kennesaw State students say anti-DEI from state and feds already sapping campus support

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 9, 2025 Some Kennesaw State University students say they will lose access to…

Justice April 14, 2025

What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court on April 10, 2025, unanimously upheld the lower court…

Justice April 3, 2025

The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration

by Lucius Couloute, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the…

Justice March 23, 2025

Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15,…

Justice March 14, 2025

Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go

by Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he…

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Justice March 13, 2025

Alternative to imprisonment: Cobb Mental Health Court graduates 5

Photos provided by Cobb County government Cobb County announced that Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris presided over the graduation of five new participants in Mental Health Court. Judge Ann…

Justice March 4, 2025

What are conflicts of interest and what can be done about them?

by Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans’ trust in government and politicians is at record lows. In a 2022 Pew…

Justice February 20, 2025

DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how

by Liza Bondurant, Mississippi State University and Breana Jamison, Mississippi State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While diversity, equity and inclusion may on the…

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Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent

Georgia college students sue Trump administration, allege visas are being unlawfully revoked

Kennesaw State students say anti-DEI from state and feds already sapping campus support

What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law

The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration

Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case

Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go

Alternative to imprisonment: Cobb Mental Health Court graduates 5

What are conflicts of interest and what can be done about them?

DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how