News From Around the South, 6/10 to 6/17
ALABAMA: Death of Juneteenth Bill in Alabama Legislature Sparks Accusations A bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to accusations from the sponsor about the reasons why. HB 4, sponsored by Rep. Juandalynn Givan,...
War and the Constitution
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Can the United States legally attack an ally? These questions should be front and center in a...
Volunteers are Racing to Save the Crumbling Mason-Dixon Line
I can no longer see Wayne Aubertin, but I can still hear him: his legs thwacking through the underbrush, his labored breath. “Come on!” he yells at no one in particular. A few minutes later I emerge into a clearing of young saplings and find the 58-year-old surveyor...
Is Pittsburgh Still Stronger Than Hate?
PITTSBURGH — For the first couple of years after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre that claimed the lives of 11 members of the Jewish community, Joe Mistick could not bring himself to drive past the synagogue despite its close proximity to his Squirrel Hill home....Obiter Dicta
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VIRGINIA: Latino Virginia oral history project gives voice to stories that supplant stereotypes ore than 1 in 10 Virginia residents are Latino, according to a 2022 report from the Virginia Read More