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Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

The Department of Education, according to a lawsuit, altered employees’ email auto-responses – without consent – to say things like “the Democrats have shut the government down.”

Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution

The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

by The Conversation
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Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington
Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

The Department of Education, according to a lawsuit, altered employees’ email auto-responses – without consent – to say things like “the Democrats have shut the government down.”

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution

The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Sep 07, 2025 Commentary: California law silences abuse victims in court. Why won’t the Legislature change this?

I believed the truth would protect me, that if the courts knew about the years of abuse, they would understand. However, at trial I was barred from discussing the years of trauma, fear and violence. Antiquated laws meant my truth was silenced.

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Commentary   -   Sep 07, 2025 Three states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court
Three states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court

As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point.

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Sep 07, 2025 Commentary: Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
Commentary: Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

Luke William Hunt is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama.

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