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Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard
When foundations provide grants, they’re engaging in a protected free speech activity that entitles them to certain privacy rights.
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Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say res...
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Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas
A federal judge found a Florida law censoring school library books violates students’ First Amendment rights.
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Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a federal court decision upholds decades of precedents sayi...
The First Amendment is not just about the right to speak without fear of jail. It’s also about ensuring that government cannot punish speech indirectl...
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After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?
Trying to change someone’s mind can seem futile. But there are approaches to political discourse that still matter, even if they don’t instantly win s...
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Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado
Increasing awareness can help close the gap on the number of people signed up for emergency alerts, but that won’t happen without increased accessibil...
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Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports
Redefining sports eligibility around gender identity risks erasing the protections that have helped women’s college sports flourish, a scholar argues....
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Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence
The US has long fused politics and violence, often through firearms. To claim that such shootings betray ‘who we are’ is to forget that the US was fou...
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‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence
Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the US, where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some fo...
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Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence
Charlie Kirk and his organization connected students and the GOP in new and effective ways. But the slain conservative spread misinformation and thriv...
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Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having to post bail doesn’t lea...
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Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
Media framing shapes people’s understanding of the world. A political communication scholar says that journalistic outlets’ failure to call Donald Tru...
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How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws
Donald Trump’s unprecedented firing of a Federal Reserve board member isn’t just about her job status. It’s about what checks remain on a president be...
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Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble
There are many legal ways for employers to advance their commitment to equal opportunity without discriminating against anyone.
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George Washington’s worries are coming true
President George Washington warned in his 1796 Farewell Address about dangers that lay ahead for the US – warnings that seem startlingly contemporary ...
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Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
A former FBI agent-turned-scholar says using National Guard troops to reduce crime in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore would violate legal prohibi...
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Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court
You’re probably hearing references in the news to “Article 1,” “Article 2” and “Article 3.” Why are phrases usually associated with discussions of con...
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An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy
Several white nationalist groups such as Return to the Land have attempted to establish all-white communities across the country.
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Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
Juries now decide only a tiny share of civil and criminal trials in the US – and that hurts democracy.
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How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
Understanding Rizzo’s career and political popularity can help explain the appeal of President Trump’s identity-based populism today.
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65,000 Pennsylvania kids have a parent in prison or jail − here’s what research says about the value of in-person visits
In-person visits in prisons and jails can strengthen family relationships and reduce recidivism.
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‘What you feel is valid’: Social media is a lifeline for many abused and neglected young people
Young people who are being abused or neglected are more likely to turn to informal online support systems than to authorities.
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How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come
Research shows that Supreme Court justices affiliated with the group are more consistently conservative than other justices, meaning they seldom devia...
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Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue divide
Faculty members represent a university’s core identity and mission. But no one had systematically studied faculty opinions on matters related to spiri...
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When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in
A federal court stopped contempt proceedings against Trump administration lawyers, but they may still have to respond to charges in states where they ...
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When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data
Government agencies are contracting with Palantir to correlate disparate pieces of data, promising efficiency but raising civil liberties concerns.
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Trump’s attempted firing of Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling in...
Politicians have long coveted control over monetary policy. Good economic governance requires that they don’t get it.
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Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation...
Politicians have long coveted control over monetary policy. Good economic governance requires that they don’t get it.
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Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier
A growing international network of fitness-focused clubs for men is the newest iteration of the white supremacy movement.
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College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened
Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.
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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
Both presidents were avid deregulators when it came to environmental rules on industry, but Trump’s efforts to cast doubt on science head in a very di...
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Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later
The 2005 hurricane was a disaster made worse by a lack of coordination and communication among governments and emergency leadership on the ground.
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Orwell’s opposition to totalitarianism was rooted in his support for freeing workers from poverty and exploitation
George Orwell, the author of two classic anti-totalitarian, pro-freedom novels from the 1940s, was a democratic socialist who opposed authoritarian le...
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Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second though...
The MAGA base is not happy. Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core suppo...
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A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide
In 1982, the brutal beating and death of Vincent Chin near a Detroit nightclub enraged the Asian American community and led to changes in the legal sy...
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Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there
Gerrymandering has existed since the United States’ earliest days, but now technology and political trends are supercharging it.
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‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practice...
Historically, farm work in the United States has been carefully constructed to appear natural, including the racism and labor exploitation that charac...
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The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian
Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history, including at one of the nation’s key sites of public history-making: the Smithsonian. George ...
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In a closely divided Congress, aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats
The last eight members of Congress who died in office were Democrats. A younger generation of office seekers has raised their opponent’s age as a sign...
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Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board
Donald Trump isn’t the first GOP president to have courted segments of the labor movement, dividing a key Democratic constituency, only to take action...
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Data-driven early intervention strategies could revolutionize Philly’s approach to crime prevention
Juvenile incarceration creates worse outcomes for young people and costs more than community-based treatment. So why does Philadelphia spend so much o...
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Trump-Putin summit: Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Ukraine War
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump in the aftermath of an inconclusive summit just days before. A veteran diploma...
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