Allan D. Sobel, director of the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa., argues that inmate executions in the U.S. should be stopped while institutional problems with the justice system are addressed.
Looking for an expert on civil liberties and social justice issues? Tulane University faculty are available to comment.
Sarah Lawrence College Professor of American History, Public Policy & Africana Studies, Komozi Woodard, is an expert in African American History, and the Black Power movement, including Black freedom struggles, and is available for comment.
Members of the House of Representatives recently passed legislation giving reporters the right to protect confidential sources in most federal cases, but the shield-law legislation's future is unsure and President Bush says he'll veto it. One First Amendment scholar says the legislation is more about the public's right to know than the reporter's right to protection.
As one of the largest human rights datasets in the world, the Cingranelli and Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Project shines a global spotlight on government respect for a wide range of human rights. Headed up by David Cingranelli, professor of political science at Binghamton University, and David Richards, assistant professor of political science at the University of Memphis, CIRI tracks data from 195 countries over a 26-year period.
UAB political scientist says gender violence should be relabeled as terrorism.
The widely criticized structural adjustment policies of international financial institutions can help spread democracy around the world, according to a new book co-authored by a researcher at the Binghamton University, State University of New York.
It's no wonder Berea College in Kentucky is a school Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to visit, but never got the chance. Founded by abolitionists in 1855, Berea was the first interracial and co-educational college in the South, is the alma mater of distinguished African Americans, including Carter G. Woodson, and continues a commitment to interracial education and equality by charging no tuition and admitting only students high in ability but low in financial resources.
In Memphis, Rhodes College, a top private liberal arts college, has for years brought diverse peoople with different perspectives together for meaningful dialogues about race. Its latest effort, Crossroads to Freedom, is among the most ambitious efforts to help Memphis heal and move forward.
How people respond to the U.S. government's attempts to censor some war-related images comes down to whether or not they are supporters of President Bush, a new study suggests.
The University of Maryland will host a field hearing by the U.S. Helsinki Commission that asks: "Is it Torture Yet?" U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), co-chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is convening the hearing to gather expert testimony on torture and other forms of banned treatment.
Indiana University School of Law professors comment on Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing regarding whether federal judges have jurisdiction to hear cases brought by detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In January, Wake Forest University will present "Secrets vs. Security," an opportunity for people to examine the issues of government secrets, free speech and national security.
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. "“ his name and personality instantly identify him as one of the world leaders of Civil Rights reform. His cultural legacy conjures many iconic American sights and sounds: images from the Montgomery bus boycott; 1963's March on Washington; the "I Have a Dream" and "Mountain Top" speeches; the tragic photos of his assassination in Memphis, and his funeral procession in Atlanta.
Countries around the world are embracing the jury system in a wave of judicial reform that is democratizing jurisprudence in nations as diverse as South Korea, Mexico, and Japan, according to UC Santa Cruz jury expert Hiroshi Fukurai.
Scientists have known for years that people living in poverty have poorer health and shorter life spans than the more affluent. Now, Cornell University researchers have identified several key mechanisms in 13-year-olds that may help explain how low socio-economic status takes its toll on health.
As Turkey threatens to invade Northern Iraq, an American professor is launching the first strikingly positive look at the Kurdish problem in Iraq and Turkey.
Karl E. Campbell, an associate professor of history at Appalachian State University, has written a biography about the late Sam Ervin so that a new generation can be introduced to "Senator Sam."
Low levels of Internet use among minorities and the poor will limit their earning ability and participation in society if public policy does not promote technological access and skills, according to a new book co-authored by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
A research project led by a Western Carolina University psychology professor indicates that jokes about blondes and women drivers are not just harmless fun and games; instead, exposure to sexist humor can lead to toleration of hostile feelings and discrimination against women.
A new book by a St. Lawrence University sociology professor explores the intersections between human and animal oppressions in relation to "the exploitative dynamics of capitalism."
A questionnaire study of more than 500 gay, lesbian and bisexual employees across the U.S. has found that "fears about disclosing a gay identity at work had an overwhelmingly negative relationship with their career and workplace experiences and with their psychological well-being."
Officials at the Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies at the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington have worked for six years with pro-democracy forces in Burma (Myanmar). They are available to comment on the need for a constitutional approach to Burma's future.
A new study led by Sarah Soule, professor of sociology at Cornell, and Brayden King, assistant professor of sociology at Brigham Young University, examines how organized public protest affects "abnormal stock price returns."
Gross human rights violations, including forced displacement, forced labor, attacks by soldiers on civilians, injury from landmines and destruction or theft of food supplies, have been widespread in eastern Burma (also known as Myanmar), with over half of households in displaced areas reporting incidents in the 12 months prior to a 2004 survey.
A Kansas State University graduate student's paper that examines how social threat may influence individual criminal court outcomes has been honored as the best in a competition sponsored by the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.
A religious studies professor has collected and edited the letters of Jackie Robinson in a new book that reveals how the baseball legend sought to use his fame to further the civil rights cause.
An Elizabethtown College professor has written a textbook to introduce students to the current global social problems they may face.
James D. Anderson, noted historian of education, examines issues of equality and diversity in the context of the Fourteenth Amendment and in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting race-conscious school assignment. His article, Race-Conscious Educational Policies Versus a "Color-Blind Constitution": A Historical Perspective, appears in the current issue of Educational Researcher.
The Campaign for Educational Equity, based at Teachers College, Columbia University, has denounced today's decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the school diversity cases, Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education (Louisville, KY.) and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District.
If you're sitting underneath a tree and a branch falls on your head, do you burn the tree? Most people wouldn't take the time to ponder this question, but for those involved in the criminal prosecution of white-collar crime, it's the critical argument.
June 12 marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which overturned a ban in Virginia that had prohibited whites from marrying non-whites. The ruling invalidated similar bans in more than a dozen other states. Four Indiana University scholars with expertise in the family, history and law, discuss the continuing impact of the ruling on American society.
In a major article examining the strength of legal arguments to protect private e-mail expression, a University of Arkansas law professor concludes that, based on the historical common law, today's Federal Copyright Act does not protect someone from copying and distributing another person's private expression, which means that forwarding e-mail without permission of the sender may be against the law.
Two experts from the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss New Hampshire's proposed civil union's law, HB437. On Thursday, April 26, 2007, the New Hampshire Senate is expected to pass the bill, and Gov. John Lynch has said he will sign it. New Hampshire would become only the fourth state to permit civil unions and the second to do so voluntarily.
New research in the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa found that the gender and ethnicity of judges, defendants and victims effect court rulings and prison terms.
Maya leaders will announce the filing of claims by the two villages in the Supreme Court against the government of Belize for its failure to recognize, protect and respect Maya customary land rights.
Experts say the anniversary should be an opportunity for deep national reflection on enduring issues of race and justice.
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