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    Supreme Court justices are more likely to borrow language from interest group briefs when it will go unnoticed.

Supreme Court justices are more likely to borrow language from interest group briefs when it will go unnoticed.

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In recent decades, the Supreme Court has been seen as increasingly as a political as well as a legal institution, with justices’ partisan ideologies informing their decision-making. In new research, Kayla Canelo examines how justices reference and cite friend-of-the-Court or amicus curiae briefs from interest groups in their majority opinions. She finds that justices are more likely to borrow […]

September 23rd, 2021|Featured, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Kayla Canelo|0 Comments|
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    For some justice system-involved young people, shorter case processing times can reduce their chance of re-arrest

For some justice system-involved young people, shorter case processing times can reduce their chance of re-arrest

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In the US juvenile justice system, the time that young people wait between arrest or referral to the final outcome of their case is largely unregulated. In new research, Abigail Novak and Elizabeth Hartsell examine the effects of case processing time on youth re-arrest rates. They find that context is important: females and low-risk youth on diversion, and detained […]

September 16th, 2021|Abigail Novak, Elizabeth Hartsell, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton

Book Review: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton

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In Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, Anne Case and Angus Deaton document the rising death rates from suicide, drug overdoses and alcoholic liver disease in the US, exploring what these ‘deaths of despair’ reveal about capitalism and the healthcare system. Making a compelling case for exploring these deaths of despair and their implications, this stimulating and thought-provoking book […]

August 15th, 2021|Book Reviews, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    Courts in more Republican-leaning counties sentence Black individuals to longer prison terms than White individuals

Courts in more Republican-leaning counties sentence Black individuals to longer prison terms than White individuals

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The United States puts more people in prison than any other country in the world, and Black and Latinx individuals are disproportionately incarcerated and for longer. In new research which examines over 500,000 people admitted to state prisons through county courts, Katherine A. Durante finds that Black and Latinx individuals are sentenced, on average, for longer than White individuals, […]

August 10th, 2021|Justice and Domestic Affairs, Katherine A. Durante|0 Comments|
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    Family prison visits increase the chance of employment after release for those who have served fewer than three prison terms

Family prison visits increase the chance of employment after release for those who have served fewer than three prison terms

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For those who have been incarcerated, employment after release can reduce the likelihood of further criminal activity and a potential return to prison. In new research, Chantal Fahmy and Matthew Gricius examine the impact of prison visits by family members on the likelihood of employment after release. Using survey data, they find that those who were visited by family […]

July 16th, 2021|Chantal Fahmy, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Matthew Gricius|0 Comments|
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    Women who argue in front of the US Supreme Court win just as often as men – but it’s harder for them to get there.

Women who argue in front of the US Supreme Court win just as often as men – but it’s harder for them to get there.

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Over the past 70 years, lawyers have argued cases before the US Supreme Court more than 10,000 times, but just under seven percent of these appearances have been by women. In new research, Jonathan S. Hack and Clinton M. Jenkins find that while over time, women have been no less likely to win a Supreme Court case than men, […]

July 16th, 2021|Clinton M. Jenkins, Jonathan S. Hack, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    ‘Taxation by citation’ in many US cities does little to protect the public and can compromise individual rights

‘Taxation by citation’ in many US cities does little to protect the public and can compromise individual rights

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Over the past decade many US cities have attempted to fix budgetary holes by raising revenues via enforcing their municipal codes. Dick M. Carpenter II investigates three cities in Georgia which undertake “taxation by citation”. He finds that the budget share of fines and fees were three times higher for these cities than in others, most citations had little […]

July 16th, 2021|Dick M. Carpenter II, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right by Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Book Review: Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right by Cynthia Miller-Idriss

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In Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, Cynthia Miller-Idriss explores the places where the far right recruit young people in communities across the US and around the world. From university campuses and Mixed Martial Arts gyms to clothing stores, online forums and YouTube lifestyle channels, the book examines the physical and virtual spaces in which hate is […]

July 4th, 2021|Book Reviews, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Katherine Williams|0 Comments|
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    Attacks from lone terrorists in the US are more severe than those who are affiliated with groups.

Attacks from lone terrorists in the US are more severe than those who are affiliated with groups.

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US counterterrorism officials continue to grapple with the issue of lone actor terrorism. However, the extent to which these individuals are more dangerous than group-affiliated terrorists is unclear. In new research, Noah Turner, Steven Chermak, and Joshua Freilich investigate the severity of lone actor terrorist attacks compared to those of other terrorists. They find that lone actors do commit […]

June 25th, 2021|Joshua Freilich, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Noah Turner, Steven Chermak|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: The End of Asylum by Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Philip G. Schrag

Book Review: The End of Asylum by Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Philip G. Schrag

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In The End of Asylum, Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Philip G. Schrag offer a new study of the laws, policies and regulations adopted by the Donald Trump administration to severely restrict, if not outright remove, access to asylum. While questioning the book’s positioning of Trump’s treatment of asylum as an anomaly in US political history, Rémy-Paulin Twahirwa finds this […]

June 20th, 2021|Book Reviews, Justice and Domestic Affairs, Rémy-Paulin Twahirwa|0 Comments|
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