Jesse H. Rhodes, political science, is interviewed for a podcast where he discusses his new book “Ballot Blocked.”  Rhodes argues that Republicans in Congress along with Republican presidential administrations since the 1960s have appeared to support the Voting Rights Act, but have used a variety of methods to undermine its intent and application.

Michael Meltsner, pioneering civil rights lawyer and Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law at Northeastern University School of Law, delivered the 13th annual Alfange Lecture at UMass Amherst on September 28, 2017. A copy of his lecture, entitled “Degradation Ceremonies: Constitutional and Statutory Limits of the Punishment After Punishment,” may be found here.

Sheldon Goldman, political science, says President Donald J. Trump has been successful in getting many of his choices for federal judges approved by the U.S. Senate, but it will be more difficult to get highly controversial picks confirmed during his second year in office.

Jesse H. Rhodes, political science, writes a column in The Washington Post where he argues that Republicans in Congress along with Republican presidential administrations since the 1960s have appeared to support the Voting Rights Act, but have used a variety of methods to undermine its intent and application.