Tag: SCOTUS
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...
Death penalty can express society’s outrage – but biases often taint...
Amelia Wirts, University of Washington
In its hearing on Oct. 13, 2021, the Supreme Court appeared to favor reinstating...
What public school students are allowed to say on social media...
Scott F. Johnson, Concord Law School
After a high school cheerleader in Pennsylvania dropped a series of F-bombs about...
Unlike US, Europe picks top judges with bipartisan approval to create...
David Orentlicher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court immediately sparked a bitter partisan fight.
But choosing judges...
An old debate over religion in school is opening up again
David Mislin, Temple University
As the 2020 election approaches in the United States, President Donald Trump is adding school prayer to the list of contentious...
Why a large church group had little impact when it opposed...
David Mislin, Temple University
Numerous organizations demanded Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court be put on hold or withdrawn, in the wake of...
Why the Supreme Court’s ‘gay wedding cake’ ruling won’t resolve religious...
David Mislin, Temple University
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2...
Supreme Court delivers a home run for sports bettors – and...
Jennifer Roberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a federal...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
