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Justice June 26, 2025

The sleeper Supreme Court decision that could have profound impacts on the Trump administration agenda – and restore faith in the high court

by Ray Brescia, Albany Law School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The American public’s trust in the Supreme Court has fallen precipitously over the past…

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

Justice June 11, 2025

Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil

by William C. Banks, Syracuse University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on…

Justice June 10, 2025

From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy

by Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President…

Justice May 13, 2025

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within…

Left - Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right - Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter.

Justice May 6, 2025

Porsha Winfrey receives Excellence in Legal Administration Award

Left – Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right – Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter (photo courtesy of Cobb County) Porsha Winfrey, the coordinator of Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court, received the…

Justice May 5, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights than the Trump administration’s foreign policy

by Chimene Keitner, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to…

Justice May 3, 2025

Cobb Chief Magistrate Murphy named “2025 Magistrate of the Year”

Georgia’s Council of Magistrate Court Judges has named Cobb County Chief Magistrate Brendan F. Murphy “2025 Magistrate of the Year.” Murphy, who was the 2021 “Workhorse of the Year,” received…

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Justice May 1, 2025

Kennesaw State faculty push back on university’s efforts to eliminate supports for minority groups

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 29, 2025 This story was updated at 2:50 p.m. on April 29. A…

Justice April 29, 2025

Federal judge to rule on Georgia international college students’ challenge to loss of school access

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 25, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta is set to rule on a…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Justice April 24, 2025

In-custody death in Cobb County jail

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office reported the death of a detainee in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Bunnie Large, 42, died yesterday, April 22. According to the…

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Health & Wellness October 31, 2025

At The Hollow in Florida, the ‘Medical Freedom’ Movement Finds Its Base Camp

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen October 31, 2025 VENICE, Fla. — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida,…

Education October 31, 2025

Georgia teacher sues school district that fired her and others because of budget shortfall

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2025 A Georgia elementary school teacher let go during a fiscal crisis…

Health & Wellness October 31, 2025

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

by C. Michael White, University of Connecticut, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry…

Science & Technology October 31, 2025

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

by Eli Alshanetsky, Temple University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with…

Government & Politics October 31, 2025

Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

by David Patterson Soule, University of Richmond and Kyle Redican, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the U.S. census is conducted every…

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