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SUPREME COURT

Biden’s Legal Strategy Could Result in Supreme Court Scuttling His Student Loan Cancellation Program

February 27, 2023

Photo: A Ukrainian woman and her family members gather over a closed casket at a funeral for a Ukrainian solider who died during the Russian occupation of Ukraine. They are wearing heavy outwear indicating it is cold.

Politics

One Year into the Russia-Ukraine War, What’s Next?

February 22, 2023

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd before publicly signing HB7, "individual freedom," also dubbed the "Stop Woke" bill during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing collection of conservative political action groups is targeting its efforts closer to home: at local school boards. DeSantis endorsed a slate of school board candidates, putting his weight behind conservatives who share his opposition to lessons on sexuality and what he deems critical race theory. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP, File)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Florida Rejects AP African American Studies Course—Who Pays the Price?

February 7, 2023

Photo: A girl from Anapra, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, touches hands with a person on the United States through the border fence, during a prayer with priests and bishops from both countries to ask for the migrants and people of the area, on February 26, 2019. Silhouetted by the sun, a young girl sits on the shoulders of an adult as she reaches towards a shadow hand reaching through a fence.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Forced Displacement of Migrants Is Cruel and Inhumane—the United States Must Do Better

February 1, 2023

Photo: Photo of the "After Roe and Dobbs: Seeking Reproductive Justice in the Next Fifty Years" event. A panel of speakers are seated at a long white table at the front of a large room. A speaker stands at a podium to the right of the table and a large projector screen hangs down behind them all, showing the screen with a slide that is title "Medical Ethics & Pregnant Patients". A small crowd of people are seated in front of the panel and speaker as the audience.

Health & Medicine

50 Years After Roe v. Wade, What Do the Next 50 Years Look Like?

January 26, 2023

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Literature

As Book Bans Increase Across the Country a BU Scholar Is Fighting Back

January 25, 2023

Photo: Aerial image of the city of Tampa, Fla. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Tall skyscrapers and city buildings are shown from overhead on a cloudy, gloomy day. The city sits next to a large body of water.

Public policy

US Mayors Address the Climate Crisis in New Report from BU’s Initiative on Cities

January 18, 2023

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 8: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conduct a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, December 8, 2022. The bill mandates federal protection for same-sex marriages. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Voices & Opinion

POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Feels Deeply Personal to Me

December 20, 2022

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Listen Now

How Will Inflation Affect the Economy in 2023?

December 12, 2022

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Business & Law

Can a Website Designer Turn Away Same-Sex Couples? The Supreme Court Will Decide

December 2, 2022

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Animal Rights

Your Bacon Shouldn’t Be the Product of Animal Cruelty, Says Animal Rights Activist and LAW Alum

December 1, 2022

Photo: Students from Wendell Williams Elementary School hold an inspirational sign during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown Las Vegas, Monday Jan.16, 2017. A young Black girl with beaded twists smiles and holds up an MLK sign featuring his photo and a quote of his.

Education

Why We Need More MLK in Schools, Not Less

November 29, 2022

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Business & Law

Donald Trump Is Running Again. Can He Win?

November 16, 2022

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Business & Law

Should Supreme Court Justices Have a Code of Conduct?

November 16, 2022

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Midterms 2022

Is DeSantis the New Trump? And Other Thoughts from the Midterms

November 9, 2022

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Politics

The Most Consequential Supreme Court Case You Haven’t Heard Of

November 4, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat. Fetterman agreed to an Oct. 25 televised debate against his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Health & Medicine

Understanding Stroke Recovery as John Fetterman’s Political Future Comes Up for a Vote

November 2, 2022

Collage: (from left to right) Photo of a raging wildfire, marijuana leaves, A protestors holding up a blue sign that reads "keep abortion legal", and a gas station pump showing high gas prices are shown to illustrate some of the issues being debated in the midterms.

Politics

What Issues Will Decide the 2022 Midterm Elections?

November 1, 2022

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Listen Now

Why Are This Year’s Midterm Elections Especially Important?

October 31, 2022

The South Building at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.

Supreme Court & Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court Cases That Could End Affirmative Action

October 28, 2022

The Supreme Court Cases That Could End Affirmative Action