Tag: Law
Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
March Madness – the time when the best men’s and women’s college basketball teams...
Michael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own...
Jorge L. Contreras, University of Utah and Dave Fagundes, University of Houston Law Center
What if you overcame a...
40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids...
Julie Ellen McConnell, University of Richmond
A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the...
How after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
As the start of the school year rapidly approaches, controversy can’t be far...
This course uses science fiction to understand politics
Nicole Pankiewicz, College of Coastal Georgia
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
Supreme Court signals shift on abortion – but will it strike...
Morgan Marietta, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The Supreme Court justices signaled a potential major shift on abortion law on...
What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates...
Tom Nolan, Emmanuel College
Social distancing orders in place across the U.S. have added to the long list of low-level offenses that police are charged...
New federal sick leave law – who’s eligible, who’s not and...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
On March 18, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law.
The legislation is an emergency...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
