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Military use in Los Angles coming right up to Insurrection Act

June 10, 2025

David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history and defense policy. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

Stress, dated equipment lead to 'terrible working conditions' at Newark

May 6, 2025

Art Wheaton, director of Labor Studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says there has been incredible pressure on air traffic controllers going back to the Reagan administration.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Law, Government & Public Policy

Catholic charter school matter ‘raises profound questions about equal access’

April 30, 2025

Landon Schnabel, a professor of sociology, studies religion and social change. He notes that the Supreme Court's decision will represent a critical test of the separation between church and state in public education.

education
Law, Government & Public Policy

$36B drone plan echoes Ukraine, may not map onto U.S. Army

May 1, 2025

James Rogers, executive director of Cornell University’s Tech Policy Institute, says the common narrative is that every nation-state should rapidly adopt drones to stay competitive in future conflicts. 

Foreign Policy
Washington D.C.
Law, Government & Public Policy

Cornell expert: Chinese military drills send ominous message to Taiwan

April 1, 2025

David Silbey, a Cornell University professor of history specializing in military history, defense policy, and battlefield analysis, says that the drills serve three military purposes.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy

IRS decision to give immigrant tax information to ICE contradicts ‘years of best practice’

April 9, 2025

Shannon Gleeson is a professor of labor relations, law and history and studies the politics of immigrant worker rights. While the agreement focuses on those immigrants with final orders of removal, or who are under criminal investigation, she says this distinction obscures the impact this shift in policy will have. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

U.S. ‘needs to move’ to counter AI capabilities out of China

March 13, 2025

OpenAI is lobbying the Trump administration to speed up AI advancement and ease regulations, while highlighting its take on the dangers of AI technology coming out of China. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

Cornell experts: SSA change will disproportionately impact disabled and rural individuals

March 19, 2025

Cornell University experts say this move, along with the plan to close field offices, creates significant challenges, especially for people with disabilities and those in rural areas.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Trump’s cuts to the VA would have ‘devastating’ impact on veterans

March 6, 2025

Paul Ortiz is a professor of labor history at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, and 7th Special Forces Group.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Law, Government & Public Policy
Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Restraining order against Mississippi newspaper ‘blatantly unconstitutional’

February 20, 2025

Heather Murray, the associate director of the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic and the managing attorney of the Clinic’s Local Journalism Project, comments on a temporary restraining order requiring a local newspaper, The Clarksdale Press Register, to delete an editorial critical of city officials. 

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law School

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