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2025: In the News
Das Acevedo: the ‘uberification’ of academia
Lawrence on Trump leveraging shutdown to punish political foes
Nevitt on Trump’s use of JAGs as immigration judges
Nash: Troubling appellate outcome in Trump NY criminal case
Broyde: Don’t confuse abortion and IVF
Nevitt questions legal authority in US boat strikes
Das Acevedo on what academic tenure is really about
Das Acevedo: Academic freedom not helping war on tenure
An interview with Deepa Das Acevedo on the War on Tenure
Das Acevedo on legal anthropology
Nevitt: National defense area bypasses Posse Comitatus Act
Acevedo on why DOJ wants Fani Willis travel docs
Das Acevedo on Charlie Kirk fallout and professors' job security
Das Acevedo on funding bill introduced in wake of Kirk shooting
Nevitt on US strikes on suspected drug cartel vessel
Lawrence on proposed social media protections for children
Das Acevedo on free speech rights of public employees
Volokh: Jimmy Kimmel suspension is ‘cancel culture run wild’
Das Acevedo explains conflict over jobs and social media use
Nash unpacks ruling removing Fani Willis from Trump election case
Volokh answers questions about free speech in the workplace
Nash on removal of Fani Willis and future prosecutorial issues
Acevedo on election interference case: ‘prosecutorial missteps’
Davis on cardiovascular death and healthcare access for prisoners
Das Acevedo on academic auto-depreciation
Ajunwa on how to grow creatively with AI
Roberts on the future of consumer genetic privacy
Acevedo explains ruling in ‘Cop City’ racketeering case
Nevitt: Trump’s Caribbean airstrike may violate int'l, US laws
Zhang: Eliminating GA’s income tax would reduce gov't services
Nevitt on legal authorization for military action against cartels
Nevitt: using labels, not law, to justify lethal force
A review of Deepa Das Acevedo’s book The War on Tenure
Nevitt: No clear precedent for using JAGs as immigration judges
Nevitt on Trump’s National Guard use for domestic law enforcement
Nevitt on effects of courts supporting Trump’s National Guard use
Lawrence on White House wresting more control over spending
Das Acevedo provides a field guide to legal anthropology
Broyde on balancing faith and inclusion in the federal workplace
Davis: ICE federal statute causing fear, complete chaos
Jennings: Georgia’s Securities Commission lags behind other states
Zhang: What to expect from the 2025 tax bill
Ajunwa: Hiring platforms deter older candidates from applying
Fagundes shares insight into Fed Gov. Cook mortgage investigation
Nevitt: Trump’s federalization of policing raises significant legal questions
Fagundes explains geographic name changes under US law
Nevitt on Trump, the National Guard, and Washington, DC
Lawrence: Funding delays make government less accountable to citizens
Dudziak: ‘It’s hard to find a historical analogy of what Trump is doing.’
Nevitt: Trump’s use of the National Guard is legally tenuous
Acevedo explains AG Chris Carr's attempt to block Savannah gun law
Broyde: OPM memo on proselytizing walks fine faith-inclusion line
Jennings: State securities regulators' role in policing crimes
Nevitt on the legal challenges of climate resilience in economic development
Zdeb: Will Trump chose future judicial nominees based on loyalty?
Barron: Judges should show better discretion to violent offenders
Nevitt: Eight takeaways from the Texas flood tragedy
Nevitt: Trump foresees hurdles in using military funds for wall
Goldstein: Trump provides little support for Clean Air Act exemptions
Das Acevedo: Resume company could face legal backlash
Acevedo: Afghan refugees won’t be welcomed back by the Taliban
Ajunwa on weaponizing generative AI for political purposes
Nash explains Supreme Court’s decision on federal workforce reduction
Nevitt on legality of using National Guard officers as immigration judges
Broyde: Ruling on New York school evaluations may serve as model
Nash on potential implications of limits to nationwide injunctions
Acevedo: Recent US Supreme Court decisions show fractured court
Nevitt analyzes Trump’s application of Posse Comitatus Act
Nash explains ruling on Georgia law restricting minor’s social media use
Nash: Automatic birthright citizenship law could be challenged
Sag: Disney copyrights cases may not bode well for plaintiffs
Sag: Meta wins AI copyright case, with a catch
Dudziak: Korean War helped enable modern forever wars
Lawrence: Trump eyes little-tested tactic for next step spending
Zhang: Ending tax-subsidized meals could benefit small businesses
Ajunwa: Billboard campaign challenges attitude toward AI
Dudziak’s Cold War Civil Rights book featured on reading list
Smith: Federal crackdown on political threats is “American problem”
Lawrence: Anti-impoundment prevents executive spending refusals
Ajunwa addresses questions and concerns about artificial intelligence
Nevitt: Can the president federalize National Guard troops?
Nash: Can California make a strong case for clean vehicle laws?
Nevitt: Trump-Newsom legal fight is a “case of first impression”
Nevitt: Can presidents deploy US troops domestically?
Sag: Will Midjourney prove fair use in Disney copyright case?
Acevedo: Protestors have the legal right to peaceful protest
Acevedo: California willing to resist federal immigration raids
Acevedo on controversy surrounding social media age limits
Acevedo: Congress may push for firm deadline on TikTok decision
Ajunwa on lawyers’ continued AI missteps
Nevitt: Climate-related disasters create tough legal and political questions
Roberts: Americans vulnerable against AI without state involvement
Acevedo on Georgia driving laws for international students
Zhang explains “No Tax on Tips” Act
Hutchinson: Court will enjoin Trump’s Harvard decision
Nevitt on Trump’s unprecedented use of national security language
Nevitt: Trump team is blurring military and law enforcement roles
Das Acevedo: College athletes seeking compensation face challenge
Lawrence: NSF must notify Congress about grant halts
Roberts: More regulation needed when using AI in medical field
Nevitt on new national defense area at southern border
Volokh: Trump’s fake emergencies are the real crisis
Nash on President Trump’s use of Executive Orders
Georgiev: US investors unlikely to rebel against CEO pay
Acevedo: Americans “fed up” with gun violence in schools
Acevedo on legality of Trump postponing TikTok ban
Barron: status of deported immigrants not yet determined by court of law
Georgiev: How changing tariffs are creating a dealmaking freeze
Nevitt: How presidential administrations address climate change
Sag on OpenAI’s choice to stop producing imagery of living people
Acevedo: Gun rights protected, but people frustrated by violence
Ajunwa: 23andMe may leave African American genetic data at risk
Volokh on whether President Trump can seek a third term
Das Acevedo: Academic job loss differs from other job losses
Volokh on how Court may rule in Wisconsin religious rights case
Nevitt explains why climate change is a national security threat
Fagundes: Renaming neighborhoods can diminish their identities
Smith: We’re in constitutional peril
Roberts: 23andMe users may not be protected by the company’s privacy policy
Ajunwa on whether 23andMe’s genetic data will be protected in bankruptcy sale
Volokh: How US Supreme Court may rule on “nondelegation doctrine”
Nevitt on whether Trump can invoke Insurrection Act for immigration enforcement
Bagley on legal uncertainties of digital genetic data ownership and access
Volokh: Impeaching judges could lead to the death of judicial independence
Bagley on legal uncertainties of accessing digital genetic data
Nevitt on Defense Secretary Hegseth’s move to replace judge advocate generals
Smith provides insights on landmark reverse discrimination case
Nevitt on how the Pentagon personnel firings threaten our apolitical military
Levine on “excessive” sentencing of Carbon Nation cult leader
Simon: Margin for error small in prominent startup companies
Hughes: Lawsuit over protected disabilities goes beyond education
Smith: Trump testing outer boundaries of the law
Davis on the cost of immigration enforcement in Georgia
Shepherd on Georgia tort law and competing interests
Acevedo: Laken Riley Act may see legal challenges
Acevedo: ICE arrests cause fear, uncertainty, long-term economic impact
Strong’s work on mediation and arbitration cited in Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales’ President’s Circle Lecture
Lawrence: Federal spending freeze may violate Impoundment Control Act
Nevitt on President Trump’s potential deployment of the U.S. military
Nevitt: Trump may push US military towards more border security
Acevedo on Trump Administration’s moves to end birthright citizenship
Nevitt: How new immigration policy will impact sanctuary states
Hughes on why federal judge rejected plan to fix racial bias in Cobb Co. fire department
Davis: Trump administration's deportation plans may violate due process
Nevitt: Emergency orders should not be tapped day-to-day
Davis: President Trump attempting to circumvent Congress on immigration laws
Nevitt: How invoking a national emergency affects U.S. borders
Nevitt on impact of Trump's declaration of 'energy emergency'
Davis: How new policies will affect recent immigrants
Trump emergency order could halt the trade of outside energy sources to the U.S.
Nevitt on impact of declaring national energy emergency
Davis comments on Trump’s new immigration policy
Nevitt: Climate adaptation predictions for 2025