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Media Mentions
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Harvard professors join silent ‘study-in’ in solidarity with disciplined student protesters
October 18, 2024
Thirty Harvard University professors from different departments gathered at Widener Library on Wednesday for a demonstration criticizing the college’s decision to ban over 12 students…
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The Truth About the Parties and Labor
October 16, 2024
An article co-written by Benjamin Sachs and Sharon Block: One of the more surprising themes to emerge in this election cycle is the question—sometimes asked…
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A free family planning center in Twin Falls, Idaho, asks its visitors for sensitive, private information, including nonmedical questions about religion and financial status, according…
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Uber, Lyft ballot measure leaves labor movement divided
October 15, 2024
Getting unions to back a ballot measure that would give more workers the right to unionize seems like it should be easy. But when those…
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The Supreme Court Has Grown Too Powerful. Congress Must Intervene.
October 11, 2024
An op-ed by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan: The Supreme Court’s stunning decision this summer interpreting the Constitution to give presidents broad immunity from federal…
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Residents of Cancer Alley have fewer protections against environmental discrimination
October 11, 2024
People who live in one of the nation’s most toxic areas for air pollution — known as Cancer Alley — have lost the ability to…
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Amazon Could Be Forced to Treat Drivers as Employees
October 10, 2024
Vans marked with Amazon’s arrow logo have become ubiquitous on residential streets, a symbol of the nearly instantaneous delivery that has transformed online shopping. But…
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How Law Schools Are Preparing Students for the New World of Work
October 10, 2024
Law schools have been under increasing pressure to produce practice-ready lawyers for more than a decade, but as many top law schools launch new programs,…
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No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida
October 10, 2024
It has been two weeks since the Tampa Bay area experienced what the Tampa Bay Times called its “worst hurricane in a century,” when Hurricane…
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The Problem With Banning Legacy Admissions
October 9, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Last week, California prohibited its private colleges from using an applicant’s legacy status — that is, whether other family members…
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Jack Smith Owes Us an Explanation
October 9, 2024
An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Last week a judge unsealed a 165-page legal brief with damaging new revelations about President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…
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As a teenager growing up in Michigan, Guy Boyd had never seen a firearm, much less a ghost gun — an untraceable weapon self-assembled from…
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The Supreme Court Ghost Gun Arguments Were Cringeworthy
October 8, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Should so-called ghost guns — assembled at home from kits in as little as 20 minutes — be counted as…
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The Supreme Court Itself Is This Term’s Blockbuster
October 7, 2024
An article co-written by Nancy Gertner: There are important cases among the 40 that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in its new term…
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Rate Cuts Offer Balm For Companies Teetering On Bankruptcy
October 7, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s jumbo interest rate cut last week has lifted hopes that cheaper debt and a potential soft landing will let companies on the…
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A lot of us have been there, locked in a metal cylinder flying at more than 500mph (804km/h), gritting our teeth about the armrest the…
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The Supreme Court Tanked Its Reputation. This Is the Way Back.
October 3, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: As we face the start of another term, it’s clear that the US Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is getting worse,…
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The decline in constructive disagreement is a national crisis. Universities should help.
October 3, 2024
An article co-written by Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Open inquiry and constructive dialogue are essential to excellence in higher education. The free and respectful exchange of ideas,…
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Erin Burnett Out Front
October 3, 2024
Laurence Tribe offers commentary on new information about the January 6th events and former President Trump’s decisions, and more.
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Jack Smith is prosecuting candidate Trump, not President Trump
October 3, 2024
An article by Alan Charles Raul: The Supreme Court made a mistake for the ages when it granted presidents immunity for nearly everything done in…
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The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday…