Justice

Justice August 17, 2026

Georgia Supreme Court to stop hearing most murder cases by 2028

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 17, 2026 Starting next summer, Georgia’s highest court will no longer routinely hear…

Justice August 7, 2026

White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism

by James M. Thomas, University of Mississippi, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Look around.” “Pay attention.” “Be mindful of where you are and who you…

Justice July 24, 2026

Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued new grant guidelines that threaten to withhold counterterrorism…

Justice July 22, 2026

The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist

by Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Justice July 14, 2026

Judge blasts Trump for using the presidency to ‘manipulate’ courts in IRS case

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 13, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump “acted in bad faith” when he…

Justice July 6, 2026

Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail‑in ballot decision

by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Watson v. RNC, decided June 29, 2026, liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices joined…

Justice July 3, 2026

Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent

by John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A decades-old law limiting how much money political parties can spend in coordination with…

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Justice July 1, 2026

In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence

by Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected…

Justice June 24, 2026

How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step‑by‑step guide

by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Each June, the nation turns its attention to the U.S. Supreme Court as…

Justice June 19, 2026

Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom

by Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State University and Zachary Montz, Sam Houston State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The news was startling. On…

« 1 2 3 4 … 26 »

Opinion October 17, 2026