September 23, 2024

Early voting ‘could be decisive in the right places,’ expert says

Election Day is less than 50 days away, but the voting has already started.

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Testing the legitimacy of consent and waiver in criminal cases

Criminal suspects, defendants and offenders face many choices that affect their liberty, in situations ranging from searches of their property or data to interrogations and plea deals. Judicial doctrine considers these choices to be valid [...]
‘Litigant shopping’ for Supreme Court cases can backfire

A new study finds “litigant shopping,” or choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes, can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court—but it can also backfire. The paper, “You Better Shop Around: [...]
Why do large electorates tend towards evenly split results?

Election polls often tighten up remarkably as the election date draws near. “Leave” (the European Union) won the UK election of May 2016 with a majority of 51.9%, but earlier the polls weren’t nearly as [...]
Study finds family members are most common perpetrators of infant and child homicides in the US

Homicide is a leading cause of death among people 19 and younger in the United States, and firearms are used in a large proportion of these crimes. Although the homicide rate for this population declined [...]
Evidence tells us voters might be convinced to accept short-term pain for long-term gain—but it will be a hard sell

In the build-up to his government’s first budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been setting expectations low. It will be “painful,” he has warned, and a “difficult trade-off” will have to be made because of [...]
How a doubling of sentence lengths helped pack England’s prisons to the rafters

Around 1,750 prisoners in England and Wales were recently released early, the first part of the government’s plan to solve the prison overcrowding crisis.This post was originally published on this site
Q&A: Public opinion research in changing times

Between the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump, President Biden dropping out of the race and Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee, this past summer was unlike any other period in the 2024 presidential race. [...]
Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent

Last month, the Taliban passed a new “vice and virtue” law, making it illegal for women to speak in public. Under the law, women can also be punished if they are heard singing or reading [...]
Researchers document Russian destruction of Ukrainian archaeological sites

As Russian missile strikes and heavy assaults by ground troops pace deadly attacks on Ukraine, a new report by University of Virginia researchers reveals another destructive facet of Russia’s invasion.This post was originally published on [...]
World’s first open-source digital map of mass graves could help bring justice to victims in Ukraine

“These newly reported discoveries [of mass graves] confirm our darkest fears. The people of Ukraine and the world deserve to know how exactly those buried in the forest near Izium have died,” said Amnesty InternationalThis [...]