Law and Politics: In the News

The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, DC. The "FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting and violence in the U.S. Capitol Building and surrounding area in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021."

From the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper website: "Louisiana’s expanded early voting, mail ballots and other coronavirus precautions will still take place for the Nov. 3 presidential election, but Republicans Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Attorney General Jeff Landry are appealing a judge’s decision to implement the new rules."

Now, in the controversy over the Breonna Taylor decisions, and in its origins in medieval English law.

"Applicants for naturalization who are required to take the 2020 version of the civics test will need to study 128 questions about American government and history."

The database company Project MUSE has assembled a list of articles about the issues related to the recent violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Look at the list, or go straight to the Database Directory.

A detailed biography and judicial analysis of the judge nominated to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court.

The official ruling, in Justice Sotomayor's words, in which "the Court stays a preliminary injunction requiring the Census Bureau to follow the data collection plan the agency once described as necessary to avoid 'risking significant impacts on data quality'."

Reports from the Congressional Research Service

"Focuses on the substance of American law, the processes that produce its legal principles, and the history of the Supreme Court, from its creation to the present. Overview essays address the history of such topics as citizenship, due process, Native Americans, racism, and contraception, emphasizing the social context of each and the social and political pressures that shaped interpretation." Published by MacMillan Reference.

An article from the Associated Press news service.