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  • Professor Susan Appleton stands with WashU Law alumni at the What the Constitution Means to Me performance at the Rep in St. Louis

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    Professor Pauline Kim Discusses AI, Discrimination and the Future of Legal Protections at Boston University Lecture Series

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    Callais’ impact on voting rights extends beyond 2026 midterms
    Travis Crum, Interview
    The Source | November 5, 2026
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    Kim and Johnson Defend Title VII Disparate Impact Against Constitutional Attack
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    Converge for Impact | November 5, 2026
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    Democrats’ Victory Tees Up Focus on Trump’s Big Pharma Deals
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    Blomberg Law | November 5, 2026
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    What This Week’s Elections Mean for The Future of Elections
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    The New Yorker | November 5, 2026
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    Missouri Voters Just Made It Much Harder for Lawmakers to Overturn Citizen-Led Initiatives
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    ProPublica | November 5, 2026
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    Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
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    NBC News | November 2, 2026
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    Missouri passed a law to compensate the wrongfully convicted. Now it doesn’t want to pay.
    Peter A. Joy, Quote
    Missouri Independent | October 29, 2026

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