Tag: US law
Why a landmark Supreme Court ruling has failed to keep racial...
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
On April 30, 2026, Texas executed James Broadnax, a Black man who was sentenced to...
How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who...
Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark
The fatal stabbings of filmmaker and...
When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states...
Ray Brescia, Albany Law School
In early August 2025, a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia stopped...
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the...
John J. Martin, University of Virginia
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed on April 10, 2025, the Safeguard American...
Alabama court’s ruling that embryos are children opens up a host...
Dara E. Purvis, Penn State
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 21, 2024, that the word “child” also...
How far must employers go to accommodate workers’ time off for...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is...
The Supreme Court’s immense power may pose a danger to its...
Richard L. Pacelle, Jr., University of Tennessee
The first Monday in October is the traditional day that the U.S....
Sex robots are here, but laws aren’t keeping up with the...
Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota
The robots are here. Are the “sexbots” close behind?
From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots...
EXPLORING NATURE
Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope...
Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution
Approximately 145 million: That’s the number of specimens...
