Emily Bazelon
New book, CHARGED, out now. (Find it at emilybazelon.com). Staff writer NYT Mag. Co-host Slate Political Gabfest. Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School.
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About a fifth of U.S. adults moved due to COVID-19 or know someone who did
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
Emily Bazelon
Another (separate) story with implications for voting in November. When people move, they may have a harder time getting a mail-in ballot.
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SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester
Due to COVID-19, SEVP instituted a temporary exemption regarding online courses for the spring and summer semesters. This policy permitted nonimmigrant students to take more online courses than
Bars Are Easy. Schools Are Difficult.
Americans found out the hard way that education is essential infrastructure.
Emily Bazelon
Wisdom as ever from @juliettekayyem: "Two things need to happen before students can go back to school: First, Americans and their elected representatives must consciously decide that children’s needs are worth accepting some additional risk. " 1/2
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Emily Bazelon and the Danger of Bringing "Anti-Bullying" Laws to Campus
As the moral panic about bullying moves beyond grade school and into our nation's universities, it poses a serious threat to constitutionally protected s...
This Profile of Charlie Kaufman Has Changed
How do you write about Hollywood’s most self-referential screenwriter at a destabilizing moment in history? It takes more than one draft.
Register Students To Vote | New Haven Independent
(Opinion) The last several weeks have seen an outpouring of energy from America’s youth. Furious about police brutality and systemic racism, young people have taken to the streets in protest....
What did CT learn from child care centers that stayed open during pandemic?
The state is participating in a national study to examine the effects on children who have been in day cares during the pandemic.
Emily Bazelon
Just gonna put this reassuring data from CT childcare centers right here. And later today, @ProfEmilyOster will be talking about reopening schools with us on @SlateGabfest.
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Why a Pediatric Group Is Pushing to Reopen Schools This Fall
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for “having students physically present in school” despite virus concerns. Dr. Sean O’Leary, an author of that advice, explains why.
With Books and New Focus, Mellon Foundation to Foster Social Equity
The philanthropy’s new focus on programs that promote social justice will include a plan to provide book collections for 1,000 prisons.
Bring On the 28th Amendment
Efforts by Trump and his allies to suppress the vote are only part of the problem.
This week, the Supreme Court decided a pivotal case regarding the constitutional right to an abortion. Come learn what this case means for abortion care & how we can continue to fight for reproductive freedom. #MyRightMyDecision
The Supreme Court has once again weighed in on the constitutional right to an abortion, this time in a case from Louisiana that threatened to open the door for anti-choice politicians across the country to pass deceptive laws designed solely to shut...
How Not to Outlaw Abortion
The restiveness of abortion opponents is working against them.
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Emily Bazelon
Smart analysis of where Roberts is on abortion, and where Scotus could go next, from @Mary_zieglerfsu (whose book on this topic is also good!)
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Interview: Emily Bazelon, One of the Leading Writers on America’s Criminal Legal Process
“Anyone can be on the receiving end of a prosecutor’s mistakes”: An Interview with Emily Bazelon Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, a lecturer at Yale Law School, co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest podcast, and the...
Trump Overhaul of Campus Sex Assault Rules Wins Surprising Support
The new approach finds unlikely allies among some feminist scholars, who say colleges and universities were failing to sufficiently protect the rights of young men accused of sexual misconduct.
Movement Capture or Movement Strategy? A Critical Race History Exchange on the Beginnings of Brown v. Board by Megan Ming Francis, John Fabian Witt :: SSRN
In 2019, Megan Ming Francis published a path-breaking article challenging the conventional wisdom in the field on a core piece of civil rights history: the role
Republicans are trying to kick thousands of voters off the rolls during a pandemic
In November, many swing state voters won't get to cast a ballot. That's by design.
The First Wave Is Not Ending
Actively discouraging basic safety measures has predictable results.
How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters
On June 1, SWAT teams turned a protest march in Philadelphia into chaos. We went to the site, interviewed witnesses and analyzed dozens of videos to reconstruct what happened.
What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain
The 23-year-old died last year, after police brutally detained him while he was walking home from a convenience store.
The School Reopeners Think America Is Forgetting About Kids
Some public-health experts say the costs of keeping schools closed outweigh the hazards of reopening them.