This paper examines judicial recusal behavior in the Nebraska Supreme Court over nine years as part of a larger research project. The project aims to analyze justice recusal behavior from 1980-2025 across all state supreme courts, with a focus on identifying observable patterns across cases, justices, and time.

Pharmaceutical companies' efforts to distance themselves from the death penalty unintentionally pushed states toward less-regulated pharmacies and experimental protocols, contributing to a far more secretive and increasingly unstable lethal injection system. 

To the descamisados, (“shirtless ones”) the underprivileged and impoverished workers who rallied behind him, Perón wasn’t just a politician, but the long-awaited voice of the people who could promise dignity and social justice—a marker of the beginning of a truer democracy.

To preserve an ecosystem in which meaningful democratic assessment is even possible, we must recognize misinformation as the supply-side output of these institutional incentives. Our existing interventions fall short because they target individuals without addressing the elites profiting from deception.

On April 9, the North Korea state media reaffirmed that its status as a nuclear weapons state is “irreversible” and not open for negotiation regardless of how forcefully the United States or its allies push for disarmament. However, this message is likely more than a mere reiteration

The impacts of this $2.3 billion-dollar gamble stretch far beyond Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard’s confrontation with the Trump administration is more than a single university’s defiance, and its outcome has the potential to redefine the power balance between federal authority and institutional independence.

Democracies have rarely collapsed overnight — the process often unfolds gradually, through legal and political maneuvers that slowly chip away at institutional norms. The future of American democracy, therefore, hinges on whether institutions and civil society can resist these internal and external pressures.

The increase in federal oversight leaves university administrators in a delicate position as they grapple with campus protests and the consequences of potentially losing federal funding if they refuse to comply, further hindering their ability to govern themselves and protect the free expression of diverse political views.

While the details of the case remain ambiguous, a series of Associated Press interviews and online posts show how a group of young, intelligent people met online, shared radical beliefs, and became increasingly violent — eventually culminating in six deaths across three states all believed to be tied to their group, the “Zizians.”

The Education Department’s ultimatum has forced universities across the country into a rather precarious position where they must balance legal, financial, and ideological considerations, representing a larger cultural and political battle over race-conscious policies in education.

The success of Trump’s strategy will  depend on whether the potential of economic benefits outweigh the likely damage to trade relations and consumer costs. If these tariffs spark a broader trade war, the economic consequences can spill over the borders, and risk severe reverberations for entire global markets and consumers.

On a surface level, telling women to smile more may seem harmless, but the practice is incredibly misogynistic because it reflects a societal expectation that women ought to prioritize being pleasant and accommodating at the expense of their own autonomy.

But summer always ends, and we always come back, ultimately resorting to the FaceTime calls until we meet next. And it’s only now, as I prepare to leave California for college, that I realize why we always came back — because somehow over the years, the Bay Area became home.

I’m not proud of the fact that I broke that promise a few days ago. But looking back, there was something strangely unifying in that experience — maybe because I wasn’t the only one who was barely awake, trying to submit the essay I had a week to write (oops) by the 8:30 a.m. deadline. 

The edges of my notebooks were scribbled in the monologues, lyrics and stanzas that sprung up in my mind everywhere I went. While I was exploring new creative territories, and on the other, journalism stood as a constant thread for me to come back to.

#BringBackOurGirls garnered the attention of some of the world’s most notable individuals, including Pope Francis and the United States’ former First Lady Michelle Obama, who publicly advocated for the abducted schoolgirls’ safe return. Slowly, a hashtag and 276 girls became the world’s priority. 

Deepfakes don’t just affect celebrities like Taylor Swift — people with enough social status and influence to have the resources to easily regain privacy protection — but they’re used to create nonconsensual sexually explicit material of young girls too.

The Aragon community experienced a tragic loss on Tuesday, Jan. 23 when College and Career Adviser Laurie Tezak passed away due to rising complications from a serious illness. An Aragon alumna herself, Tezak worked at Aragon for 32 years, and has left behind an enduring legacy.

As the year draws to a close, a little over a third of the nation will resolve to improve certain facets of their lives in hopes of starting fresh. But perhaps the same practice should be applied to our nation. Here are some (of the many) new year’s resolutions the United States could consider committing to for 2024.

There’s an art to picking your battles, playing to your strengths, and knowing when to accept defeat. The art lies in recognizing and respecting your authentic self. But in the hustle and bustle of the four years, it’s easy to lose sight. It’s easy to lose yourself.

Fake news seems to seep into our lives, worming its way into our typical media consumption. Misleading headlines, false claims and decreasing media literacy constantly play with our perception of issues that really matter. The deeper you go, the more convoluted and twisted the stories seem to become.

The Carlmont students established drop-off bins in approximately seven different locations throughout Redwood Shores and San Carlos to increase their donations. In parallel to establishing partnerships, they are also working on finding ways to help A Step Forward last beyond their time at high school. 

After serving as Aragon’s Administrative Assistant for nearly 26 years, Becky Foster spent her last day on campus on Aug. 22 before heading into retirement. During retirement, Foster hopes to spend her free time on hobbies and her family.

In fall 2021, Aragon Student Equity Council brought up the lack of a dedicated all-gender inclusive locker room for students to use, which Bravo followed up on later in the semester. The team room, currently used for storage and a space for the JV football team in the fall, is being investigated as a feasible location.

Despite being fully aware of the Holocaust and having the resources to help, the U.S. government claimed that ending the war by defeating the Axis powers was the best way to save the victims of the Holocaust, which instead prolonged the Nazi atrocities.

Upon the departure of last year’s AP English Language teachers, Jennifer Wei and Michael Stultz, a new team of  teachers has stepped in to facilitate a strong learning experience for the juniors. This year, teachers Holly Estrada, Victoria Daniel and Genevieve Thurtle will be taking over.

By prohibiting abortion, the government not only robs women of the right to make their own choices, but also strips lowers their value in the eyes of the legal system. A woman can never be considered equal if she is denied the basic human right to make decisions about her own body.

In today’s world, the news has been spreading at lightning speed, leaving trails of misinformation as it blends fact with fiction. In times such as these, how can students connect what they’re learning in their social studies classrooms to the world outside?

People typically write fanfiction on platforms like Wattpad, Archive Of Our Own, Fanfiction.net and Tumblr. AO3 and Fanfiction.net are platforms specifically for fanfiction, making them some of the more popular websites for readers. In the unsupervised wilderness of the internet, sexual content is an omnipresent feature of fanfiction.

When math teacher Alice Hu’s friends encouraged her to sell her paper crafts on Etsy, Hu decided to give it a shot. Inspired by her three kids and the classic fairy tale “The Three Little Pigs,” Hu founded her Etsy store StrawSticksnBricks in 2017, which has since received a lot of attention.

Some students realize they cannot live the glamorous life they often see on television only after entering high school themselves. Struggles like losing several hours of sleep over homework, preparing for tests and demanding extracurriculars are often overlooked and downplayed for entertainment’s sake. 

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic limited Halloween celebrations. According to the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, there was a 37% decrease in people who attended Halloween parties in 2019. Additionally, there was a 32% increase in people who did not celebrate Halloween in 2020.

A year ago, Ethnic Studies became a graduation requirement for freshmen across all schools in the San Mateo Union High School District. After a rough start due to the pandemic, the Ethnic Studies teachers are ready to transition back to in-person learning.

Accent discrimination is powerful, but it’s often overlooked. It is responsible for social discrimination. We discuss and stand against visible acts of racism through skin color, gender and ethnicity. But language is a powerful source of discrimination, and we still forget any and all biases based on it.

In decades past, the outward display of flamboyance from today’s K-pop stars would be considered so offensive that audiences would boo at any performance that fused gender norms. Fast forward almost three decades and South Korea is now an epicenter of beauty trends.

As COVID-19 forced many doors shut, the seclusion from the rest of the world has left many yearning for companionship. Besides human socialization, pets — especially cats and dogs — are the next best bet for some interaction.

The California Elections Code section 12302, allows eligible high school students to serve as poll workers on Election Day. Poll workers are in charge of setting up and closing a polling place as well as protecting ballots and voting equipment. However, due to COVID-19, things will operate differently this year.