Experts tell US lawmakers that a crucial spy program’s safeguards are failing, allowing intel agencies deeper, unconstrained ...

This review is part of a preview of the winter 2026 issue of Academe. The issue will be released in full in February.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...

Imagine your boss at work were to doze off in the middle of meetings, waking up just long enough to spew racist insults at an entire minority group (“garbage!”) before ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s only December, but the Supreme ...

The Supreme Court’s ruling, expected by summer 2026, will determine whether the 14th Amendment secures what one brief calls a ...

Council member Marty Misjuns first proposed the zoning changes in mid-October. They’re now up for discussion at Wednesday’s planning commission meeting, where residents can comment on them ...

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWine ruled Marsy’s Law’s definition of victim encompassed the officers involved in a ...

The clock will soon start ticking for compliance with New York’s Limited Liability Company Transparency Act (the “NY LLCTA” or the “NY ...

A new Trump administration policy threatens free speech and association by targeting individuals and groups as potential ...

A Texas hearing saw pushback to the federal government's recent reversal of a decades-long precedent that banned churches ...