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May 26, 2021: I Might End Up Voting For A Republican--This Week's Column In The Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “I Might End Up Voting for a Republican--This Week's Column in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

May 25, 2021: What Difference Does It Make If We Need God?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What Difference Does It Make If We Need God?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

A Closer Look At Pa.’S Fraught 2021 Ballot Questions, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

May 12, 2021: A Closer Look At The Pa Ballot Questions, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Closer Look at the Pa Ballot Questions“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

May 6, 2021: Opioids "Make The World Appear More Meaningful", Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, "Opioids make the world appear more meaningful"““ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

May 4, 2021: No, We Will Not Find God, But We Might Find Something Else, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “No, We Will Not Find God, But We Might Find Something Else“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

America Won’T Find God. But We Might Find Something Else, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

May 3, 2021: The "America Is Racist" Controversy, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The "America is racist" Controversy“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Analyzing Inhumane Practices In Mississippi’S Correctional Institutions Due To Overcrowding, Understaffing, And Diminished Funding, Ariel A. Williams

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to examine the political, social, and economic factors which have led to inhumane conditions in Mississippi’s correctional facilities. Several methods were employed, including a comparison of the historical and current methods of funding, staffing, and rehabilitating prisoners based on literature reviews. State-sponsored reports from various departments and the legislature were analyzed to provide insight into budgetary restrictions and political will to allocate funds. Statistical surveys and data were reviewed to determine how overcrowding and understaffing negatively affect administrative capacity and prisoners’ mental and physical well-being. Ultimately, it may be concluded that Mississippi has high …

There’S A Pro-Abortion Rights Case To Be Made For Keeping The Hyde Amendment, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

April 22, 2021: The Pro-Choice Case For Retaining The Hyde Amendment--This Week's Pennsylvania Capital-Star Column, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Pro-Choice Case for Retaining the Hyde Amendment--This Week's Pennsylvania Capital-Star Column“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

What To Do About The Coming Crisis In The Rule Of Law, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

April 8, 2021: Aals Gets It Backward--This Week's Column In The Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “AALS Gets It Backward--This Week's Column in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

April 4, 2021: Happy Easter, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Happy Easter“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Learning To Love One-Party Rule: A Beginner’S Guide, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

March 24, 2021: Learning To Love One-Party Rule, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Learning to Love One-Party Rule“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Self-Determination In American Discourse: The Supreme Court’S Historical Indoctrination Of Free Speech And Expression, Jarred Williams

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Within the American criminal legal system, it is a well-established practice to presume the innocence of those charged with criminal offenses unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Such a judicial framework-like approach, called a legal maxim, is utilized in order to ensure that the law is applied and interpreted in ways that legislative bodies originally intended.

The central aim of this piece in relation to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is to investigate whether the Supreme Court of the United States has utilized a specific legal maxim within cases that dispute government speech or expression regulation. …

Lawmakers, Wolf Need To Clarify Pa.’S Mail-In Voting Law Before 2022, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

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March 9, 2021: The Future Of Mail-In Voting In Pennsylvania--The Week's Column, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Future of Mail-in Voting in Pennsylvania--the week's column“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

March 6, 2021: A Hallowed Secularism Way Of Life, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Hallowed Secularism Way of Life“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

We Have To Defeat The Myth Of The Stolen Election. We Risk Destroying Our Democracy If We Don't, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

February 24, 2021: It Is Not Clear Whether Republicans Really Believe The 2020 Election Was Stolen--This Week's Column, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ It Is Not Clear Whether Republicans Really Believe the 2020 Election Was Stolen--This Week's Column“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

February 10, 2021: The San Francisco School Board Was Wrong To Remove Washington And Lincoln--This Week's Column In The Capital-Star, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The San Francisco School Board Was Wrong to Remove Washington and Lincoln--this week's column in the Capital-Star“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

The San Francisco School Board’S Vote Removing Lincoln’S, Washington's Names Was Wrong. Here's Why, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.

February 9, 2021: God And The Pandemic, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “God and the Pandemic“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

February 5, 2021: New York Review Letter To The Editor Concerning Originalism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ New York Review Letter to the Editor Concerning Originalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Pa. Rep. Mike Kelly Came Closer Than You Think To Stealing The Election For Trump, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

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January 28, 2021: Miike Kelly Got Closer Than People Think To Stealing The Election For Trump, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Mike Kelly Got Closer than People Think to Stealing the Election for Trump“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 11, 2021: Pa. Senate Republicans Need To Seat Dem. Jim Brewster--This Week's Column In The Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Pa. Senate Republicans Need to Seat Dem. Jim Brewster--this week's column in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Pa. Senate Republicans Need To Seat Sen. Jim Brewster, Bruce Ledewitz

Newspaper Columns

Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.