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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
by Carol Rose Little, University of Oklahoma, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In northern Oregon, just before dawn in October 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 21, 2026 U.S. House Republicans on Thursday denounced expanding the Supreme Court, an…
by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among…
by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 20, 2026 Two Republican-appointed Georgia Supreme Court justices managed to fend off a…