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What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine
Public health expert Carmel Shachar discusses the COVID-19 vaccine, who is likely to get it first, and whether people can be required to get vaccinated.
All the president’s pardons
Can President Donald J. Trump pardon himself before his term ends in January? This hotly debated legal question was given new urgency by the president’s recent decision to pardon Michael T. Flynn, his first national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his contacts with Russia.
Political discourse and the 2020 U.S. Election
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society researchers Yochai Benkler and Robert Faris document how polarized media in the United States shape political discourse and the 2020 election.
Harvard Law Bulletin
Harvard Law Bulletin
Putting the 2020 presidential race in historical context and considering its impact on our democracy
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- The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump’s Pardon Power December 3, 2020 New Yorker
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- Can Trump do that? 5 things to know about presidential pardons December 3, 2020 Boston Globe
- Alleged Trump pardon bribery scheme is an ‘extreme abuse of power’, constitutional law expert says December 3, 2020 Independent
- Law professor reacts to DOJ investigation of White House pardons December 2, 2020 CNN
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