Tag: eric schmitt

Where the US stands on migrant laws

In a sweeping decision, the US Supreme Court rejected two conservative states’ push to enforce more aggressive law enforcement initiatives against undocumented immigrants.  The ruling in late June marked a major win to the Biden administration, as the 8-1 decision revives the president’s immigration guideline. Justice Samuel Alito was the only dissenter.  Missouri was one…

Sunshine Law could allow for backdoor censorship of publicly funded journalism

With a decline in the independent, local newspaper industry as a whole, publicly-funded institutions have attempted to fill in the many gaps that have been left behind. Journalism schools, many of which are state government operated, have played a large role in this process.  “It’s great for communities because they get local news that they…