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5 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on SCOTUS Gun Rights Case

The Supreme Court is preparing to make some deeply impactful decisions during this session. One of the cases the Court will be hearing arguments on...
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New Member Spotlight: Johnny Rice II on Protecting Violence Interrupters

SSN is launching an initiative to highlight new members of the network and showcase their research. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on new SSN...
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Experts Available: Violence Against Women Act

This week, the House of Representatives will vote on a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). For reporters covering this bill, the...
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Experts available: House Vote on Universal Background Checks

This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on two bills regarding gun control that would create a universal background checks system...
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Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Uggen

This week's spotlight shines on Christopher Uggen, a criminologist whose research on felony disenfranchisement contributed to Florida's vote to...
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Scholar Spotlight: Katherine Beckett

Katherine Beckett is this week's scholar spotlight for her impactful research on racial bias in capital punishment. Washington just ruled that the...
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Scholar Spotlight: Ezgi Yildiz

This week's spotlight is for Ezgi Yildiz, a recent SSN member and postdoctoral fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. She met with United...
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Scholar Spotlight: Hedwig Lee

Continuing our research highlight from last week, this week's Scholar Spotlight is Hedwig Lee, whose research contributed to a new study on police...
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Scholar Spotlight: Frank Edwards

The public and the media have paid more attention to civilian deaths from police encounters, but solid statistics are hard to find because police...
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Countdown to 1000: Scholar #1000

To count down to the 1,000th scholar in the Scholars Strategy Network, we’re featuring ten scholars who are committed to using their research to...