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What do you think are the important roles of special prosecutors in campus safety and sexual assault cases?

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state attorney general to investigate a former Cornell University student’s allegation of rape. The woman has sued seven men in connection with the alleged assault

What are the potential impacts of the Supreme Court's decision on immigration detention policies?

The case is the latest dispute over US President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown

What are the effects of court decisions on deportation policies, and how should they be handled by the government?

The Department of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to once again shut down a lower court blockade against a key part of its deportation policy. In its emergency application for stay, the Trump administration requested that the justices pause a lower court order by Massachusetts-based District Judge Brian Murphy. The Biden appointee’s […]

What impacts might the Missouri Supreme Court's decision on the new voting map have on local elections and representation?

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that voters can decide the fate of the GOP-passed gerrymander via a referendum this fall

What are the possible effects of requiring states to report undocumented immigrants for federal support?

The Trump administration says states accepting federal welfare funds must require every state agency, not only welfare offices, to report illegal immigrants benefiting from welfare programs or risk losing program funding, The Daily Wire has learned. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel reached that conclusion in a new opinion obtained by The Daily

What do you think the Supreme Court's decision on mail-in voting means for future elections?

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented in an unsigned decision that comes weeks before congressional elections

What are the potential impacts of changing birthright citizenship laws on families and communities?

How should we respond to fake polls that mislead voters about candidate support?

A mysterious entity behind a poll showing leftist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong with a double-digit lead admitted to faking its polls as part of a “social experiment.” Median Strategies directed media outlets on Monday to discount the polls it released this election season, claiming it was conducting an experiment on trust in unverified polling

What are the effects of a public official choosing not to answer questions in a government hearing?

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who had heretofore never met a microphone from which he wished to social distance, refused to answer

What should New Jersey do to ensure only eligible voters are on the voter rolls?

A software glitch in 2023 at the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday

What are the possible effects of Melat Kiros's victory on future policies in Colorado?

Former lawyer Melat Kiros, 29, has criticised Democrats for support of Israel during its genocidal war on Gaza

How should we balance the need for fair voting practices with concerns about election integrity?

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC […]