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Law and Politics People and Community Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Law and Politics People and Community Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Law and Politics People and Community Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

The latest international proposal to send Kenyan troops to help the Haitian police will not address the roots of the problems, University of Miami experts on the Caribbean nation say.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/haiti-remains-in-turmoil.html

Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.

Law clinic fights for Overtown

The University of Miami School of Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic is helping residents of the historic community reverse environmental injustices that have plagued their neighborhood for years.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/law-clinic-fights-for-overtown.html

Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.

Law clinic fights for Overtown

The University of Miami School of Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic is helping residents of the historic community reverse environmental injustices that have plagued their neighborhood for years.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/law-clinic-fights-for-overtown.html

Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.

Law clinic fights for Overtown

The University of Miami School of Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic is helping residents of the historic community reverse environmental injustices that have plagued their neighborhood for years.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/law-clinic-fights-for-overtown.html

Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.
Law and Politics Overtown murals with a cement plant in background.

Law clinic fights for Overtown

The University of Miami School of Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic is helping residents of the historic community reverse environmental injustices that have plagued their neighborhood for years.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/law-clinic-fights-for-overtown.html

Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador holds special election amid record increase in violent crime

The recent assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate who was a journalist and a fierce critic of the powerful and the corrupt, brought to light the challenges facing the country.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/ecuador-holds-special-election-amid-record-increase-in-violent-crime.html

Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador holds special election amid record increase in violent crime

The recent assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate who was a journalist and a fierce critic of the powerful and the corrupt, brought to light the challenges facing the country.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/ecuador-holds-special-election-amid-record-increase-in-violent-crime.html

Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Law and Politics A voter marks her ballot during the snap election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador holds special election amid record increase in violent crime

The recent assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate who was a journalist and a fierce critic of the powerful and the corrupt, brought to light the challenges facing the country.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/ecuador-holds-special-election-amid-record-increase-in-violent-crime.html

Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013
Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013
Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013

Score one for youth on climate ruling

Sixteen young people, ranging in age from 5 to 22, prevailed in a first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana. University of Miami experts weigh in on what the verdict means and on the ripple effects it could have.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/score-one-for-youth-on-climate-ruling.html

Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013
Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013
Law and Politics Gas emissions rises from a coal-burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont., July 1, 2013

Score one for youth on climate ruling

Sixteen young people, ranging in age from 5 to 22, prevailed in a first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana. University of Miami experts weigh in on what the verdict means and on the ripple effects it could have.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/08/score-one-for-youth-on-climate-ruling.html

Law and Politics Putin
Law and Politics Putin
Law and Politics Putin

Shaken by uprising, Putin tightens grip

A month after an aborted mutiny, Russian President Vladimir Putin has distanced the coup leader, doubled down on state media control, and appears to have tightened his chokehold on power, according to University of Miami experts.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/07/shaken-by-uprising-putin-tightens-grip.html

Law and Politics Putin
Law and Politics Putin
Law and Politics Putin

Shaken by uprising, Putin tightens grip

A month after an aborted mutiny, Russian President Vladimir Putin has distanced the coup leader, doubled down on state media control, and appears to have tightened his chokehold on power, according to University of Miami experts.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/07/shaken-by-uprising-putin-tightens-grip.html

Law and Politics Russia rebellion
Law and Politics Russia rebellion
Law and Politics Russia rebellion

What are the reverberations of Russia’s short-lived mutiny?

Following the aborted uprising in Russia, University of Miami Sovietologist Marcia Beck gauges President Vladimir Putin’s power base, the motives of the mercenary commander, and the ramifications for the nation.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/06/what-are-the-reverberations-of-russias-short-lived-mutiny.html

Law and Politics Russia rebellion
Law and Politics Russia rebellion
Law and Politics Russia rebellion

What are the reverberations of Russia’s short-lived mutiny?

Following the aborted uprising in Russia, University of Miami Sovietologist Marcia Beck gauges President Vladimir Putin’s power base, the motives of the mercenary commander, and the ramifications for the nation.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/06/what-are-the-reverberations-of-russias-short-lived-mutiny.html

Law and Politics US Supreme Court
Law and Politics US Supreme Court
Law and Politics US Supreme Court
Law and Politics US Supreme Court

Scholars: Lack of clarity on ethical expectations damaging to High Court

With its approval ratings at historic lows, the Supreme Court would benefit from adopting a formal code of ethics or articulating better the ethical standards for the nine justices, School of Law faculty experts opine.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/06/scholars-lack-of-clarity-on-ethical-expectations-damaging-to-high-court.html

Law and Politics
People who crossed from Sudan are seen at a refugee camp in Renk County, South Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Sudan has plunged into chaos since fighting erupted in mid-April between the country's two rival top generals and there is increasing concern for those trapped and displaced by the fighting. (Peter Louis/WFP via AP)
Law and Politics People who crossed from Sudan are seen at a refugee camp in Renk County, South Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Sudan has plunged into chaos since fighting erupted in mid-April between the country's two rival top generals and there is increasing concern for those trapped and displaced by the fighting. (Peter Louis/WFP via AP)

Sudan’s hopes for democracy in peril

University of Miami scholars in African history and insurgency conflict explain the power dynamics fueling the violence in Sudan, a conflict that threatens to lead to full-blown civil war in the mineral-rich, East African nation.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/05/sudans-hopes-for-democracy-in-peril.html

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Law School Commencement
Law and Politics Law School Commencement

School of Law commencement speakers lift with life lessons

Graduates at the School of Law walked the stage at the Watsco Center to the cheers of family and friends celebrating the culmination of their legal education and the affirmation of bright futures.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/05/school-of-law-commencement-speakers-lift-with-life-lessons.html

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FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Law and Politics FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Biden administration gears up for migrant surge

Officials believe the lifting on Thursday of Title 42—which gave authorities health emergency powers—will spur a flood of migrants on the southern border trying to enter the U.S.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/05/biden-administration-gears-up-for-migrant-surge.html

Law and Politics
FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Law and Politics FILE - Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Biden administration gears up for migrant surge

Officials believe the lifting on Thursday of Title 42—which gave authorities health emergency powers—will spur a flood of migrants on the southern border trying to enter the U.S.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/05/biden-administration-gears-up-for-migrant-surge.html

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OAS
OAS
OAS
Law and Politics OAS

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights unveils study on Cuba’s labor rights conditions

The investigation revealed that the situation for many workers on the island is grave, and it documented instances of gender discrimination, racial discrimination, and discrimination because of sexual orientation and physical condition.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-unveils-study-on-cubas-labor-rights-conditions.html

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OAS
OAS
OAS
Law and Politics OAS

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights unveils study on Cuba’s labor rights conditions

The investigation revealed that the situation for many workers on the island is grave, and it documented instances of gender discrimination, racial discrimination, and discrimination because of sexual orientation and physical condition.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-unveils-study-on-cubas-labor-rights-conditions.html

Law and Politics Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Law and Politics Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Law and Politics Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Law and Politics Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala

‘What is Congress doing for you?’

Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala, two former members of Congress, offered their views on several topics affecting the U.S. Congress during an event hosted by the George P. Hanley Democracy Center.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/what-is-congress-doing-for-you.html

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Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala
Law and Politics Former U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala

‘What is Congress doing for you?’

Carlos Curbelo and Donna Shalala, two former members of Congress, offered their views on several topics affecting the U.S. Congress during an event hosted by the George P. Hanley Democracy Center.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/what-is-congress-doing-for-you.html

Law and Politics Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Law and Politics Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Law and Politics Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Law and Politics Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic

How free is a journalist’s reporting in Cuba?

A protagonist in the field tackles that question during an upcoming forum, “Voices of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba.”

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/how-free-is-a-journalists-reporting-in-cuba.html

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Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic
Law and Politics Voice of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba graphic

How free is a journalist’s reporting in Cuba?

A protagonist in the field tackles that question during an upcoming forum, “Voices of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba.”

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/how-free-is-a-journalists-reporting-in-cuba.html

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Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Law and Politics Exterior view of Congress at sunset

Our aging Congress is one of the oldest in history

Should there be term limits for members of the U.S. Congress? Gregory Koger, professor of political science and director of the George P. Hanley Democracy Center at the University of Miami, weighs in.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/our-aging-congress-is-one-of-the-oldest-in-history.html

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Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Exterior view of Congress at sunset
Law and Politics Exterior view of Congress at sunset

Our aging Congress is one of the oldest in history

Should there be term limits for members of the U.S. Congress? Gregory Koger, professor of political science and director of the George P. Hanley Democracy Center at the University of Miami, weighs in.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/04/our-aging-congress-is-one-of-the-oldest-in-history.html

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Law and Politics TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

TikTok in turmoil

Despite TikTok’s assertions that its U.S. data is inaccessible to the Chinese government, the mega-popular social media platform lurks as “an enemy sleeping in our backyard,” according to a University of Miami data science specialist.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/03/tiktok-in-turmoil.html

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Law and Politics TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

TikTok in turmoil

Despite TikTok’s assertions that its U.S. data is inaccessible to the Chinese government, the mega-popular social media platform lurks as “an enemy sleeping in our backyard,” according to a University of Miami data science specialist.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/03/tiktok-in-turmoil.html

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This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
Law and Politics This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)

Court battles will ensue following approval of oil drilling project

The Biden administration has greenlighted ConocoPhillips’ controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska. But environmental groups will mount legal challenges to stop it, said University of Miami environmental legal expert Jessica Owley.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/03/court-battles-will-ensue-following-approval-of-oil-drilling-project.html

Law and Politics
This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)
Law and Politics This 2019 photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.The Biden administration's approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decades-long crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips' Willow project was approved Monday and would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years. (ConocoPhillips via AP)

Court battles will ensue following approval of oil drilling project

The Biden administration has greenlighted ConocoPhillips’ controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska. But environmental groups will mount legal challenges to stop it, said University of Miami environmental legal expert Jessica Owley.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/03/court-battles-will-ensue-following-approval-of-oil-drilling-project.html

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