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Reeher quoted in Washington Times article on Kathy Hochul

August 19, 2021

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Gadarian piece on COVID-19 vaccine, partisanship published on Smerconish

August 3, 2021

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Gadarian quoted in Vox piece on political polarization, COVID-19 vaccine

"Partisanship is now the strongest and most consistent divider in health behaviors," says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.

July 8, 2021

Dwidar study on group lobbying, public policy published in Policy Studies Journal

Maraam A. Dwidar

June 26, 2021

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Banks discusses Department of Justice secret subpoenas on Bloomberg Law

On the latest Bloomberg Law podcast episode, Professor Emeritus and national security law expert William Banks discussed the controversy over revelations the Justice Department under former President Donald Trump had secretly subpoenaed records from House Democrats, former White House Counsel Don McGahn and members of the media.

June 21, 2021

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Gadarian comments on upcoming New York State mayoral races in City & State

Professor Shana Gadarian is included in the City & State article, "Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left."

June 8, 2021

Thompson talks to CNY Central about the Jan. 6 commission

"The group of people responsible for this is pretty extensive," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. She was quoted in the CNY Central article, "Bipartisan commission to investigate January 6 attack on U.S. Capitol."

May 26, 2021

Reeher discusses political realignment in The Hill

Professor Grant Reeher says, "Political scientists and pundits have been looking for a fundamental realignment now for 50 years. I don’t know what the Mark Twain phrase would be—rumors of a realignment can be greatly exaggerated?"

May 4, 2021

Shana Gadarian Earns Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

Gadarian is the third Maxwell faculty member to earn the award in the past four years.

April 28, 2021

Keck talks to PolitiFact about court packing

Thomas Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, says a court expansion can be justified. "If it’s the case that Sen. McConnell and other Republican leaders engaged in illegitimate court packing of their own from 2016 to 2020, then from the Democrats’ perspective, an additional round of court reform is necessary to correct for those earlier rounds," he says.

April 26, 2021

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