What Oklahoma’s opioid settlement means for other states, cities and counties suing Purdue Pharma
The $270 million settlement may not mean a whole lot if Purdue files for bankruptcy as it’s reportedly considering.
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After India’s brutal coronavirus wave, two‑thirds of population has been exposed to SARS‑CoV2
A public health scholar based in New Delhi explains how India has emerged from the massive spike in COVID-19 cases, even as the country braces for a new wave.
Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being preemptively ordered to rehire baristas who say they were fired for union‑promoting activities
The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tennessee, were fired.
US Supreme Court decision on Trump‑Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
The US Supreme Court faces a case with huge repercussions for the 2024 presidential election – and American democracy. An election law scholar explains why.
Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.
Stanford sexual assault: what changed with the survivor’s testimony
Women’s testimony about sexual assault is often doubted and discredited. Here’s how the voice of the Stanford assault survivor changed an old narrative.
Baseball stadiums are filling up – but an analysis of the NFL’s 2020 season holds a warning about COVID‑19 case spikes
Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.
Supreme Court unlikely to ‘break the internet’ over Google, Twitter cases – rather, it is approaching with caution
Justices are weighing the arguments in two cases that have the potential of changing the way social media platforms operate.
Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
In death penalty cases, the quest for justice is not America’s highest value
The Supreme Court has ruled that executing the innocent does not violate the Constitution, but some states allow people convicted of crimes to bring actual innocence claims.
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