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Few middle-class Americans undergoing Chapter 13 bankruptcy blame the government. They portray themselves as hardworking victims and resent others for taking more than their fair share.
Victim impact statements give survivors a voice in the criminal justice process. But research shows their wrenching personal testimonies may not bring closure and can add racial bias into sentencing.
The Justice Department has approved alternatives to lethal injections for federal executions. But no method of capital punishment has been without gruesome stories of what went wrong.
President Donald Trump may be trying to get state lawmakers to shift the outcome of the presidential election.
The presidential election outcome seems to be at least partially in dispute. Six scholars provide a history of contested elections in the US and explain what happens when the results are challenged.
Lawsuits are being argued in courthouses across the country over the conduct of the election. That could lead to the public losing confidence in the election’s legitimacy.
Who belongs a heartbeat away from the president?
This is not the first time the prospect of state legislatures ignoring the popular vote and appointing their own slate of electors has arisen.
President Trump’s law-and-order campaign rhetoric has been compared to Richard Nixon’s and George Wallace’s similar themes in 1968. But such appeals go much further back, to the US in the early 1800s.
Infection rates of COVID-19 have soared among prisoners in the US. An expert on penal policy considers what is ‘unjust and disproportionate’ punishment at this time.
Making sure that children hone skills and build up credentials at a young age are part of a long-term plan common among the South Asian parents who immigrate to the United States.
The promised benefits of lethal injection – a quick, painless death – have never come true. There’s not even agreement about which drugs are best for executions.
For many Americans, law and order has long been as much a private matter as something for the government to handle.
Psychologists have identified the characteristics of ‘moral rebels’ who make the tough choice to stand up for their principles in the face of negative consequences.
Recent efforts to restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated, a crucial Democratic constituency, could have important implications for the 2020 presidential election.
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has reversed its decadeslong practice of protecting voters’ rights and removing barriers to casting ballots.
National emergencies allow for the purest expressions of sovereign power, testing the government’s commitment to human rights. Some leaders are failing the coronavirus test, experts say.
Compared to many other advanced countries, both federal and state court systems in the United States are behind in using videoconferencing in court settings.
Could defiance of court orders at the highest level undermine the Constitution’s authority in the eyes of American citizens?
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Professor of Religion, Amherst College
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Poler Family Professor and Chair of Psychology, Amherst College
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William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College
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Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
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Associate Professor of English, Amherst College
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Amherst College
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Assistant Professor of economics, Amherst College
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Associate Professor of Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College
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Assistant Professor of Religion, Amherst College
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Professor emerita of History and Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College
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Associate Provost and Professor of American Studies, Amherst College
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Professor of Spanish, Amherst College
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Professor of Black Studies and History, Amherst College
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Amherst College
