Tag: US Supreme Court
Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity...
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on March 14 that families of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting victims could...
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...
How should we judge people for their past moral failings?
Andrew Khoury, Arizona State University
The recent allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have further divided the nation. Among the questions...
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Numerous organizations demanded Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court be put on hold or withdrawn, in the wake of...
Controversial young adult novel offers insight into Kavanaugh hearings, sexual assault
Kelly Roberts, Meredith College
The confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should remind educators of the vital need to talk to young people...
Brett Kavanaugh goes to the movies
Marsha Gordon, North Carolina State University
I’m a film studies professor, so when I first saw an image of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s June...
On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of...
Only 1 in 4 women who have been sexually harassed tell...
Margaret E. Johnson, University of Baltimore
On May 30, a grand jury indicted Harvey Weinstein on charges he raped one woman and forced another to...