Social Movements & the Law

A pioneering guide that addresses the critical need to foster kindness and wellbeing within library workplaces and promoting a more supportive and understanding working environment. Through research, case studies, and actionable advice, the author offers solutions to everyday workplace challenges, emphasising empathy, support, and collaboration. Coverage includes: practicalities of kindness in the workplace, crafting a culture of kindness, kind use of data for wellbeing. This book explores the practical implementation of policies that support a kind and healthy work environment. Readers will learn how to create strategies that foster collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect among staff and patrons. Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-356) and index.

Podcast Episode · The Press Room · 09/26/2025 · 27m

Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.

“For just as weakness is a disease of the body, so wickedness is a disease of the mind.”  — Boethius, “The Consolation of Philosophy” Usually, politicians will bloviate during campaigns about all the wonderful, transformative things they’ll do if voted into office. Most fall far short of their promises; others use smoke-and-mirrors or sleight-of-hand to […]

The majority of UN members already recognize a Palestinian state. Some prominent Western states are following suit – but to what end?

This week marks the annual Banned Books Week across the country, which celebrates free speech and rallies against censorship. The Hawaiʻi Library Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii partnered to launch this year's celebration, which is themed “Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights".

As libraries across the United States observe Banned Books Week, the Hawaii State Public Library System has rebranded it as “Freedom to Read.”

In the case of Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court on Wednesday could decide the fate of a key section of the Voting Rights Act, a centerpiece of the Civil Rights Movement. Here is a recap of the major events and cases related to the act.

The Offical Court Journal of Summit County Ohio

At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden

In this blog, Robert French explores the limits of lawful expression, the role of universities in resisting intolerance, and why the scientific community must help uphold public debate.

Georgetown issued a formal apology to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe after returning a hair clipping believed to belong to Chief Spotted Elk, a 19th-century leader of the Mnicoujou Lakota, to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Textbooks are not the only things ASU libraries offer — they provide unique services to fit all students' needs. 

The STAR Village pilot program is slated to open in late fall as Tucson sees a rise in homelessness.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest request for a stay of execution.   Victor Tony […]

This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

Transgender individuals born in Arizona are entitled to get an amended birth certificate without first having to undergo a sex change operation.

The 30ft-high wall between the US and Mexico will cut through one of the last unbroken grasslands in the west, leaving residents alarmed over the potential impact on wildlife and water use

Learn more about the support and resources available to survivors, connect to hotlines, protective services, events and campus resources, and download a Zoom or Teams background on the university's DVAM 2025 webpage.

Decision reversed lower court ruling that weakened zoning restrictions put in place decades ago to preserve lands

White House asks the U of A and eight other universities to pledge support for President Trump's political priorities in return for priority access to federal funds.

Recent events, including an executive order on flag burning and comments and actions from elected and appointed officials with respect to comic material on broadcast television, have raised the specter of First Amendment violations.

The STAR Village pilot program is slated to open in late fall as Tucson sees a rise in homelessness.

The American Bar Association remains committed to its long-time policies and positions that reject the use of racial profiling in law enforcement and immigration enforcement activities.

The plan violates the relevant visa law. If allowed to stand, it would significantly harm productivity and innovation.

Recent changes to the federal law that bans sexual discrimination in education could make life tougher for students who experience sexual assault or harassment.

Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.

Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.