Can the Constitution stop the government from lying to the public?
Jan 18, 2020 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
When regular people lie, sometimes their lies are detected, sometimes theyre not. Legally speaking, sometimes theyre protected by the First Amendment and sometimes not, like when they commit fraud or perjury. But what...
Jan 18, 2020 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The fate of 700,000 people facing deportation may hang on a new question facing the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the White House legally obligated to tell the whole truth when justifying its actions? In November, justices...
Jan 18, 2020 11:58 am UTC| Law
A recent court ruling about faraway American Samoa may have profound implications for a conflict thats been going on for nearly 200 years: who gets to be an American citizen. Debates over who gets citizenship and what...
Cheating may be underreported across Canada's universities and colleges
Jan 16, 2020 09:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Media have reported allegations of creative cheating strategies at universities across Canada, including hacking grades, bribery and breaking into offices to steal exams. Nursing students at Brandon University are...
Reynhard Sinaga case: why male victims and survivors need their own support system
Jan 14, 2020 00:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The crimes of Reynhard Sinaga described by prosecutors as the most prolific rapist in British history have shocked and horrified many people. But the case has also highlighted that rape doesnt just happen to...
Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance – which research shows isn't easy
Jan 14, 2020 00:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Did the women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault consent to his sexual advances of their own free will, or were they coerced? Jurors answers to this question will be critical in determining the outcome of...
Prison sentence for creator of first CRISPR babies reignites ethical debate
Jan 06, 2020 16:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
A month ago, there were countless commentaries on the one-year anniversary of the news that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had created the worlds first genome-edited twins. Now, commentaries are focused on the news that...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects