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Gabriel Mares publication on International Relations titled: "Just war theory after colonialism and the war on terror: reexamining non-combatant immunity" is released in the Cambridge University Press.

On October 5th, Sue Audette, the Acting Town Clerk from Amherst discussed key items from how and by when to register to vote for the November ’20 election, how to register if you moved from out of state, how to check where you are registered and change addresses, how to vote early, how and when to request mail-in and absentee ballots, options for submitting your ballot in person or by mail and the security of mail-in and absentee ballots.

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Amel Ahmed is featured in several film projects regarding the 2020 election, the electoral college and the 19th Amendment.

Paul Musgrave, political science, writes that Donald Trump’s successor must not pardon him. Citing the case of Gerald Ford pardoning Richard Nixon, Musgrave says, “Ignoring the misdeeds of the powerful in the name of ‘healing,’ does not heal, it harms.”

 

Paul Collins comments on speculation that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could attempt to impeach Pres. Donald Trump in an attempt to delay his effort to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins says, "It would presumably take precedence over the nomination, delaying it for some unspecified period of time. To be honest, I believe that Senator McConnell could move ahead with the nomination even if there was impeachment being moved forward.” 

Paul Collins says if Biden has a chance to nominate a SCOTUS justice and “is looking to expand the diversity of the Supreme Court in other ways, such as appointing an Asian-American, a Hispanic man or a member of the LGBTQ+ community".

The book "Ballot Blocked: The Political Erosion of the Voting Rights Act" by Jesse Rhodes, political science, is cited in an article about Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ history of decisions on the issue of voting rights.

Alex Theodoridis cited in "Whose America Is it" opinion column by Thomas Edsall. 

The committee unanimously selected Paul Collins (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) to receive this year’s Service Award. Paul is recognized for his long history of service to the Section via committee work, the provision of public goods via accessible datasets, and other service. Most notably, Paul managed the Section’s Listserv from 2013-2019, handled many List conflicts with patience and professionalism, and ran and delivered the results (via a 53-page report) of the important survey in 2019 that shed light on serious issues with certain List participants’ behaviors and their effects on Section members. The Law and Courts Section thanks Paul for his tremendous contributions!

Paul Musgrave is quoted in a column about the positive attention President Trump repeatedly gives dictators and authoritarians around the world.

 

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