How Trump forced the DOJ's hand in documents case

Linguists have identified a new English dialect that’s emerging in South Florida

Phillip M. Carter, Florida International University

It came about through sustained contact with native Spanish speakers who directly translated phrases from Spanish into English, a form of linguistic borrowing called ‘calques.’

If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

Carlton Basmajian, Iowa State University

Maybe it was a nuclear war, devastating climate change, or a killer virus. But if something caused people to disappear, imagine what would happen afterward.

Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language

Brendan H. O'Connor, Arizona State University

We humans like to think that our language is original, but we absorb large amounts of it from others and liberally repeat and remix what we hear – just as language AIs do.

Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove

Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis

There are 38 felony charges against former President Donald Trump, and while it’s unlikely, he could potentially be sentenced to serve 400 years if found guilty on all of them.

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying

Joseph Ferguson, Loyola University Chicago; Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago

Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.

Trump indictments won’t keep him from presidential race, but will make his reelection bid much harder

Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University

With a federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, currently a presidential candidate, a legal scholar explores what the law says about the consequences of such an unprecedented act.

In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the legality of abortion, voters at the state level have been doing just that: 4 essential reads

Lorna Grisby, The Conversation

In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states, voters and state legislatures have made their preferences on abortion clear.

Silvio Berlusconi: the property developer who became a media tycoon – and Italy’s most flamboyant prime minister

Andrea Colli, Bocconi University

Despite his serving three separate terms in office, it’s still difficult to decide on a definitive view of the late Italian prime minister.

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University

Juneteenth is part of a rich heritage of African American emancipation and freedom celebrations.

Anti-trans bills and political climates are taking a significant mental health toll on trans and nonbinary people – even during Pride

Jae A. Puckett, Michigan State University

The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.

El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live

Millions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn’t clear on employees’ rights or employers’ obligations

Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict