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Voter Voices: ‘They intend not to have any Black representation in the state’
‘This could take us backward.’ Mississippi gerrymandering could strip Black school board representation
Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office
ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities
Bibi Tearing Up the Deal
Celebrating American Freedom Means Celebrating Juneteenth
The law that Citizenship Clause litigation forgot: the 1872 Oregon Territory citizenship statute
Today in Supreme Court History: June 19, 1992
Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.
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Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment
Wisconsin S. Ct. Strikes Down Race-Based College Aid Program
Records challenge UT-Austin’s allegations against fired KUT leader
Records challenge UT-Austin’s allegations against fired KUT leader
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The Center Square20d
Q&A: Court candidate Colberg says voters should look for impartiality, experience
Editor's NoteThe Center Square has reached out to every Supreme Court of Washington candidate for Positions 1 and 5 and plans to publish a question and answer series with each one who agrees to an int
The Center Square20d
Q&A: State Supreme Court candidate Edwards says tax-law background sets him apart
Editor's NoteThe Center Square has reached out to every Supreme Court of Washington candidate for Positions 1 and 5 and plans to publish a question and answer series with each one who agrees to an int
The Center Square20d
Feds plan for student loan interest rates could cost taxpayers
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education is reducing student loan interest rates for borrowers, but critics argue the move could cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
The Center Square21d
Altadena residents upset about multiple homes on lots
(The Center Square) – A member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is frustrated with state laws allowing multiple homes to be built on single-home sites in a community rebuilding after the
Reason Magazine21d
The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That's Compromise, Not Surrender.
The United States has gotten used to specific ways of ending wars. Sometimes the U.S. military decisively forces the enemy state to surrender, imposes a new political order, and gets it to stick, as i
Truthout21d
UN Expert Calls for Global Condemnation After 3 More Killed in Trump Boat Strike
As US senators pushed the Department of Defense to release unedited footage of the boat bombings the Trump administration has carried out in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September, U
Democracy Now!21d
"Another Wasted Life": Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired Her Song
“Another Wasted Life.” That’s the name of a remarkable new song by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens. She released a video of the song on October 2 t
Democracy Now!21d
Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera "Omar" About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said
As part of our Juneteenth special broadcast, we feature our interview with pioneering musical artist Rhiannon Giddens, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her opera Omar, about Omar ibn Said, a Muslim schola
Reason Magazine21d
Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?
Major League Baseball (MLB) found itself mired in controversy this past week after three San Francisco Giants players—Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker, and Ryan Walker—inscribed Bible verses on their hats
Reason Magazine21d
A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining
When people plead guilty to crimes, they typically give up the right to appeal any aspect of the outcome, including the sentence they ultimately receive. On Thursday in Hunter v. United States, the Su
Reason Magazine21d
Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment
In United States v. Hemani, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday held that the federal government could not prosecute Ali Hemani under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)'s "unlawful user" provision solely because he u
Reason Magazine21d
N.J. Man Denied Gun Permit, Largely Based on Mental Health Records + Social Media Posts
From In the Matter of Gun Permit Appeal of A.A.R., decided yesterday by the N.J. intermediate appellate court (Judges Katie Gummer, James Paganelli, and Christine Vanek):
The Conversation21d
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Soon after Philadelphia hosted America’s bicentennial celebrations in late July 1976, more than 200 attendees of the American Legion Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia fell ill
The Conversation21d
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’
Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked under girders, and soil packed around foundations below the waterline. A bridge can look fine from the road while
The Conversation21d
Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’
In the trailer for “Toy Story 5,” a little girl named Bonnie is playing with her toys when a package arrives in the mail.
Global Voices21d
Planes don't fly on masculinity: Why society views women in transportation as an anomaly
‘As women, especially African women, we grow up understanding that mistakes are rarely viewed as individual’
Mongabay21d
Death and exile: A war plagues Indigenous Jiw and Nukak in the Colombian Amazon
Since the end of May, rural areas of San José del Guaviare, the capital city of the Guaviare department in the Colombian Amazon, have once again been turned into a war zone. A series of clashes betwee
Dialogue Earth21d
Q&A: Why climate politics cannot be separated from Indigenous sovereignty and justice
Across the world, Indigenous Peoples are confronting pressures old and new – shrinking civic space, armed conflict, renewed militarisation and the accelerating race for minerals needed for the energy
Mongabay21d
What’s at stake for the environment in Colombia’s upcoming election?
Colombia’s first round of presidential elections on May 31 saw right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella take the top spot with 43.7% of the vote, followed by left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda, with
Yale Climate Connections21d
Climate fiction envisions the future of hurricanes and sea level rise
Three excellent cli-fi novels envision a plausible future where sea level rise and climate change-intensified hurricanes cause massive economic disruption in the U.S.
CalMatters21d
California turns to minimum wage hikes to offset high living costs. There’s a downside
There are three immutable aspects of economic life in California today.
Chalkbeat21d
Feds open new investigations into transgender athletes in three Michigan school districts
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Chalkbeat21d
Memphis-Shelby County Schools sue Tennessee over state takeover
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Reason Magazine21d
Did California's Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of 'Abundance' Politics on the Left?
Californians witnessed the most interesting gubernatorial matchup in decades given that, without any A-listers on the ballot, no one was Gov. Gavin Newsom's anointed successor. With Rep. Eric Swalwell
Reason Magazine21d
The Supervisory Power Of The Supreme Court As A Form Of Virtue Signaling
Hunter v. United States was not on my radar screen. But this may be one of the most unexpectedly fascinating cases of the year. The question presented is simple enough. In what cases can a defendant e
Reason Magazine21d
When Justice Professor Merged With Justice Barrett
For many years, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a professor and an advocate. She had written and litigated extensively on many constitutional law issues, including sex discrimination and abortion. When Ginsbu
Dialogue Earth21d
Colombia elections: a litmus test for fossil fuel phaseout
Until 2024, the football club of Barrancabermeja, a medium-sized city in central Colombia, was called Alianza Petrolera FC. Its nicknames included the Oilmen and the Refiners. The club rebranded to Al
Reason Magazine21d
Writings on Juneteenth and its Significance for American Liberty
Today, is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery - the greatest triumph of freedom in American history. In this post, I compile some links to my writings relevant to th