Criminal justice is often an issue in elections. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
Though crime and criminal justice policy are central issues in many...
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during their debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty...
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by Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of...
A pediment on the U.S. Supreme Court promising that justice is the guardian of liberty. Kimm Baker/Moment/Getty Images
by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst
The...
Voters of color wait in line to cast their ballots in Atlanta in 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
by Efrén Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles
Shortly...
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow holds up a Project 2025 book as she speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP/Alamy
by David Hastings...