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Justice May 23, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court justice appointed by governor wins election to full term – a common occurrence in some states where voters are supposed to pick their judges

by Bryna Godar, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harry Isaiah Black, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Georgia Supreme Court incumbent has successfully…

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Georgia May 23, 2024

Trump advisor, former senator headed to GOP runoff in June

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 21, 2024 Brian Jack, who was an advisor to former president Donald Trump,…

Opinion May 17, 2024

Bookman: Why can governors appoint justices based on their ideology, but voters can’t?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 16, 2024 In his campaign for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court,…

U.S. Congress May 16, 2024

Term limits aren’t the answer

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s no denying that the current Congress has been one of the most chaotic…

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Elections May 15, 2024

Cobb County school board Post 1 candidate Q&A: Scamihorn and Benson

By Rebecca Gaunt Republican Randy Scamihorn, the current board chair, is aiming for a fourth term on the Cobb County Board of Education, but will first have to face Democratic…

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Health Care May 13, 2024

How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

by Kevin F. Boehnke, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans…

Health Care May 9, 2024

Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US

by Swapna Reddy, Arizona State University and Mary Saxon, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April…

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Elections May 9, 2024

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

by Daniel Martinez HoSang, Yale University and Micah English, Yale University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] By the end of winter 2024, the return of…

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Immigration May 8, 2024

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

by Katrina Burgess, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters…

Justice May 8, 2024

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional…

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