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Former President Donald Trump, accompanied by attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media outside Manhattan Criminal Court on May 21, 2024. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images

What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them

Closing arguments tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, how the facts are linked or not and, most importantly, why their decision to either acquit or convict is moral and just.
A recent survey shows that at least 70% of people in the U.S. believe the country is on the wrong track. Malte Mueller/ fStop/Getty Images

Talking to Americans reveals the diversity behind the shared opinion ‘the country is on the wrong track’

For at least 50 years, pollsters have been asking Americans whether they think their country is on the right or wrong track. That question may have outlived its usefulness.

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