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Released: 16-Oct-2020 7:00 PM EDT
SCOTUS hearings: What Judge Barrett’s confirmation could mean
Arizona State University (ASU)

ASU law scholars explain the impact the confirmation could have on existing public health, health care and reproductive laws

Released: 12-Oct-2020 11:40 AM EDT
With Affordable Care Act’s future in the balance, U-M holds 10th anniversary discussion with national experts
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A free online event featuring health policy experts will explore the past, present and future of the Affordable Care Act

Released: 1-Oct-2020 7:05 PM EDT
Expert Available: Supreme Court Nominations 101
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Lady Justice and Lady Liberty. Strong female symbols have long been used to represent the embodiment of American ideals and freedom. So, it almost seems fitting that two women — the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Donald Trump’s presumptive replacement nominee Amy Coney Barrett — are at the heart of tensions over a vacancy on the country’s highest court.

Released: 1-Oct-2020 5:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Judge Barrett’s religion not a confirmation issue
Washington University in St. Louis

Questions about Amy Coney Barrett’s religious affiliation and beliefs have dominated public discourse since President Donald Trump announced that she was his pick to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. While her faith is considered controversial by some, should it impact her confirmation?John Inazu, the Sally D.

Released: 28-Sep-2020 11:20 AM EDT
Presidential Debates in a Highly Polarized America: UNLV Expert Available
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

The COVID-19 pandemic. Race relations. The Supreme Court. The economy. When President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet for the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday night, millions of viewers are expected to tune in. But will America really be listening? Given the country’s all-time high partisanship and the extremely tiny pool of voters who have yet to make up their minds five weeks out from the 2020 general election, analysts are putting in their bets on the influence of televised debates and the chances of actually swaying voters.

Released: 24-Aug-2020 7:35 AM EDT
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch surprises University of Utah law students at orientation
University of Utah

Gorsuch, who took his seat on the Court in April 2017, on Friday encouraged law students to persevere through challenging times as they start their legal studies in the midst of a global pandemic.

Released: 19-Aug-2020 9:05 PM EDT
Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows
University of California San Diego

Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as in the United States. While the direct effects of affirmative action on college admissions are well known, new evidence from India shows that affirmative action has indirect benefits on the behavior of underrepresented high school students, who tend to stay in school longer when they know higher education is within reach.

Released: 6-Jul-2020 6:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Electoral College ruling contradicts Founders’ ‘original intent’
Washington University in St. Louis

While the Supreme Court decision limits independence of electors and prevents potential uncertainty in 2020 election, it contradicts the Constitution framers’ intentions for the Electoral College, according to a political science expert at Washington University in St. Louis. 

Released: 18-Jun-2020 2:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: DACA decision lets ‘Dreamers’ breathe a little easier
Washington University in St. Louis

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision June 18 that the Trump Administration cannot shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program will allow more than 700,000 “Dreamers” to worry a bit less and continue focusing on their jobs, education and futures, said an immigration law expert at Washington University in St.

Released: 15-Jun-2020 4:35 PM EDT
Expert: Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ workplace protection long overdue
Virginia Tech

President Trump is expected to present details of his long-awaited peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians today following his White House meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and leader of the opposition, Benny Gantz, earlier this week Virginia Tech’s foreign policy expert Joel Peters is skeptical that the plan will jumpstart the long-stalled effort to bring Israelis and Palestinians together.

Released: 9-Jun-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Is This the End of DACA?
Arizona State University (ASU)

ASU Law professor talks about the possible outcomes of the upcoming Supreme Court DACA ruling

Released: 8-May-2020 3:35 PM EDT
Has COVID-19 changed U.S. Supreme Court dynamics?
University of Utah

New commentary from Utah legal scholars suggest new platform for oral arguments unveils insight into the most silent justice in modern history.

3-Apr-2020 1:10 PM EDT
Can the Government Stick Warning Labels on Soda Bottles?
New York University

NYU's Jennifer Pomeranz says that existing warnings on other products should offer a roadmap for labeling sugary drinks—without violating the First Amendment.

   


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