We examine the highlights in 334 legal opinions written by Obama’s pick to replace Antonin Scalia.
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On the occasion of Pi Day, a look at the history of calculating the actual, and increasingly exact, value of pi (π).
The Democrats’ policy platforms address the fundamental issue of Internet haves and have-nots in the U.S. But research suggests just hooking people up to broadband won’t solve the problem.
Although the medical profession must make hard choices about how to allocate care, these decisions need not and should not be shrouded in mystery.
A constitutional legal scholar argues that Justice Scalia’s death set off a partisan fight precisely because Supreme Court justices are very much political actors, driven by values as much by law.
Reform of police departments must include a reexamination of why cops and civilians come in contact so frequently in the first place.
Federal officials could give the FDA authority to develop e-cigarette regulations. But developing regulations that maximize their benefits and minimize their risks is harder than it looks.
Internet addiction has the same symptoms as any substance abuse disorder. Trying to stop its use can lead to moodiness or even depression.
There are just four steps to appointing a Supreme Court justice – but that’s not to say it’s going to be an easy process for Obama.
The president gave an encouraging and inclusive speech to American Muslims, but he may have picked up the cause too late.
Lead might not be in paint or gasoline anymore, but since it doesn’t break down in the home or the environment it remains a problem throughout the U.S.
Popular movies are spreading misinformation about the reality of human trafficking. That’s a problem because only good information can help us end the practice.
Changes proposed by the president’s executive order are limited. Even Barack Obama admits they wouldn’t have stopped recent mass shootings.
What are your kids reading in the new year? What kids read has a strong impact on their perceptions of reality.
Through the Nazification of Christmas, the regime was able to gain the support of ordinary Germans.
The potential health benefits of energy-burning brown and beige fat might be not the effect on weight, but rather on blood sugar and cholesterol.
More than 1,000 people have been killed by police in the US this year alone. Unlike the officer who shot Laquan McDonald, few are ever charged.
As the affirmative action case comes up before the US Supreme Court again, the question being asked is how much diversity is enough?
Blocking the sun by injecting tiny particles in the atmosphere – called solar geoengineering – can lower the Earth’s temperature but has some real costs. Economists run the numbers.
Many families move over the course of their children’s lifetimes for a multitude of reasons. But what is the impact on the education of children when their families move?
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Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Doctoral Candidate in Nonprofit Management, Georgia State University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Georgia State University
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Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Learning Technologies, Georgia State University
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Clinical Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Regents' Professor of Art and Design, Georgia State University
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PhD Student in in Computer Science, Georgia State University
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Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Regents' Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
