“This makes the election even more important than before. If President Trump wins reelection, he will have another four years to try to terminate the DACA program,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.

Harry Greene, emeritus professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, provides comments on whether one can tell if a snake is venomous by the way it swims.

“The federal government acted in violation of those individuals’ rights and probably acted in violation of the Constitution in the sense of exercising powers that are reserved to the states, but just because the federal government acts in ways that overstep its authority doesn’t mean the state has an injury,” says Michael Dorf, professor of constitutional law.

In coming years, “there will be native plants, but they’ll be different native plants,” explains horticulture professor and program leader of the Urban Horticulture Institute, Nina Bassuk. “They won’t be the same plants that were here pre-Columbus.”

“Closing the consulate does not appear to be part of a coherent strategy to deter or compel China to alter its behavior,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government. “It looks more like a ‘shock and awe’ strategy to distract U.S. voters from the Trump administration’s disastrous response to the pandemic.”

Stephani Robson, senior lecturer at the School of Hotel Administration says she doesn’t think there has been a time before coronavirus that has hit the restaurant industry this hard. “This is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before."

David Sherwyn, professor of hospitality human resources, says big hotel brands can recommend training for franchised properties but often aren't in a position to require it unless mandated by law.

“The idea that there’s a threat to a federal courthouse and the federal authorities are going to swoop in and do whatever they want to do without any cooperation and coordination with state and local authorities is extraordinary outside the context of a civil war,” says Michael Dorf, professor of constitutional law.

“The more you rely on social media for your news, the more likely you are to be prone to this dynamic where you’re not only failing to identify fake news as fake, but factual information as true,” explains Sarah Kreps, professor of government.

“The music discussion community, the relationship advice community, the community for talking about swimming — you wouldn’t normally see communities like that as focused on social change, so it’s actually a big deal,” says J. Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication.

“These decisions continue the Roberts Court’s campaign to ensure that religious actors are maximally protected,” says Nelson Tebbe, professor of law.

Professor in earth and atmospheric science Natalie Mahowald, says, “All our hard work today, we will not be able to see for 20 or 30 years — this is the crux of the problem. Humans have a really hard time doing something for future generations.”