National/Federal ‘A Game-Changer’: Pandemic forces shift in black voter outreach Roll Call – Bridgett Bowman | Published: 5/21/2020 Success in November for Democrats may depend on turning out black voters, but a history of facing voter suppression has fueled skepticism among African Americans about voting by mail and a preference to vote in person. [read post]

National/Federal 2016 Trump Campaign in $450,000 Lawsuit Settlement Voids Worker Non-Disclosure Pacts MSN – Jack Stebbins (CNBC) | Published: 2/4/2023 Former President Trump’s 2016 campaign, as part of a $450,000 settlement of a class-action lawsuit by a former campaign aide, agreed to void non-disclosure agreements that hundreds of campaign workers and volunteers had signed as a condition of their work. [read post]

Regulating rishvat in early colonial India”·         Elizabeth Lhost, University of Chicago, “Philatelic Fraud and the Materiality of Law: Policing stamped paper in British India”·         Mitra Sharafi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Corruption and Forensic Experts in late colonial India·         Simanti Dasgupta, University… [read post]