The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
- William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.
Bribery involves offering money to a particular person, but Trump did not make his $5,000 offer to any single voter or set of voters.
Two new executive orders take aim at aspects of birthright citizenship the high court did not address in its June 2026 ruling.
Several colleges and universities instruct students on how to navigate email communication on their campus, but more could consider the practice.
Aux États-Unis, les enseignants du supérieur voient leurs étudiants lire de moins en moins. Face à ce recul, certains réduisent leurs exigences.
Legal scholars argue that when executive branch agencies impose conditions on federal funds, courts should give these cases special scrutiny.
Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
Some students might arrive at college with already formed cheating habits, and a mentality that justifies the practice.
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
De Salman Rushdie à Morton Schapiro, plusieurs personnalités invitées à s’adresser aux diplômés ont récemment été contestées ou désinvitées. Une évolution qui relance le débat sur la liberté d’expression dans l’enseignement supérieur.
It’s no longer uncommon for scheduled university commencement speakers to have their invitations rescinded following backlash over their politics.
Donald Trump’s suit against the IRS and the settlement creating a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate his allies raise important moral and constitutional issues.
The Supreme Court created a test 40 years ago to root out racial bias in jury selection. Here, a death penalty scholar explains why it’s not working.
Democracy cannot thrive, or even survive, when its leaders see themselves as godlike and divide citizens into believers and heretics, a scholar writes.
Hampshire College’s student-driven, unorthodox approach to education has roots in the early 1900s and a belief that students should be active, engaged learners.
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
It’s not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usually done.
Nearly 150 universities and colleges have adopted institutional neutrality pledges since 2023.
Restricting academic freedom is often thought of in terms of universities telling professors what they can and cannot do or teach. But that isn’t the only scenario.
Florida leads the nation in executions in a year that has seen an increase in the number of inmates put to death nationwide.
Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.
The Supreme Court has ruled that executing the innocent does not violate the Constitution, but some states allow people convicted of crimes to bring actual innocence claims.
A death row inmate in South Carolina chose firing squad over lethal injection and the electric chair.
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