Between the Facts and Norms of Police Violence: Using Discourse Models to Improve Deliberations Around Law Enforcement
This Article conjoins the sociolinguistic concept of discourse models with Jilrgen Habermas’s discourse theory of democracy to argue that restoring the legitimacy of police practice in the aftermath of police violence incidents requires monitoring and countering the discursive marginalization of community narratives indexed by transgressive discourse models.
The Plague of Excessive Force – Working Together to Find a Cure
This podcast episode of Reasonably Speaking’s “Coping with COVID” shifts attention from one pandemic to another, the plague of excessive force by police officers.
Voting in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Primary Turnout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This article reports on the first study of the effect of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on voting behavior.
Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers
This short essay argues for tribal regulatory powers over nonmembers in Indian country during a pandemic. This should be an easy argument, but federal Indian law makes it more complicated than it should be.
Law360 Article on COVID State Liability Protections
An article from Law360 examines the way that several states are addressing COVID-19 related liability insurance questions and concerns as businesses begin to reopen.
Atlantic Article on Steps for Nationwide Police Reform
An article from The Atlantic, “How to Actually Fix America’s Police,” addresses the systematic issues with policing in America and lays out a strategy for reform.
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