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Released: 25-Apr-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Will Thomas revelations deal another blow to Supreme Court’s legitimacy?
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – April 25, 2023 – A recent investigative report by the nonprofit media outlet ProPublica revealing that for more than two decades U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted gifts in the form of lavish trips from conservative Dallas businessman Harlan Crow has renewed concern over potential conflicts of interest and ethical lapses on the nation’s highest court.

Newswise: Will the Fox News Settlement with Dominion Change the Network?
Released: 21-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Will the Fox News Settlement with Dominion Change the Network?
Tufts University

Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts political science professor and author, is interviewed about the implications of the Fox News - Dominion settlement and its likely impacts on Fox's business model and coverage of future elections.

   
Released: 20-Apr-2023 5:45 PM EDT
ASU expert says executive actions to support caregivers a step in the right direction
Arizona State University (ASU)

A set of executive actions by the Biden-Harris administration include directives to reduce childcare and long-term care costs, improving access to home-based care for veterans, addressing care workers’ rights and expanding support for family caregivers, among others.

Released: 7-Apr-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Kacsmaryk’s Ruling on Abortion Pill is “Devastating And Unprecedented”
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Statement from Suzanne Bell, an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, following the ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, TX, that suspends the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.

   
Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EDT
What does Trump’s Indictment Mean for Politics?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism and media studies and an expert on American political and cultural history talked to Rutgers Today about the implications of Trump’s indictment and what it could mean for his support among Republicans.

 
Newswise: Judicial reform and protests in the Middle East; expert available to discuss political implications
Released: 30-Mar-2023 2:00 AM EDT
Judicial reform and protests in the Middle East; expert available to discuss political implications
Virginia Tech

Labor strikes and protests by Israeli military officers have decried moves by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu to overhaul the judiciary system, potentially reducing the power of the country’s Supreme Court. After firing a defense minister who opposed the overhaul last week, Netanyahu agreed to delay the judicial review for now.

Released: 23-Mar-2023 10:15 AM EDT
FSU experts available to comment as Fed hikes interest rates again
Florida State University

By: Pete Reinwald | Published: March 23, 2023 | 10:02 am | SHARE: Florida State University experts are available to comment on Wednesday’s move by the Federal Reserve to raise rates by a quarter point amid recent bank failures and continued efforts to tame inflation. The move increases the benchmark federal funds rate to a target range between 4.

   


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