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Keck Talks to Newsweek, WAER About SCOTUS Justice Breyer's Retirement

"Biden's replacement of Breyer will have minimal immediate short-term impact on the court," Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, tells Newsweek. "There will still be a 6-3 conservative majority." Keck also spoke with WAER about Justice Breyer's retirement.
January 31, 2022

See related: Government, Law, Political Parties, SCOTUS, United States

Banks Talks to CNY Central, WAER One Year After Jan. 6 Insurrection

Professor Emeritus William C. Banks worries the disinformation that fueled the attack on the U.S. Capitol one year ago will lead to additional unrest in the future.
January 13, 2022

See related: Congress, Government, Political Parties, United States

Reeher Weighs in on Onondaga County Reapportionment Process on WAER

Listen to the full interview, "SU Political Science Prof. Questions Whether Onondaga County Democrats Could Have Made Gains In Redrawn District Maps," on WAER.
November 23, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.
September 29, 2021

See related: Afghanistan, Congress, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Refugees, United States, Veterans

Reeher discusses Gov. Cuomo's political future with WAER, WETM, WSYR

August 6, 2021

See related: Government, New York State, State & Local

Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 
July 6, 2021

See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, Taxation, United States

Gadarian talks to WAER about Biden's proposals in speech to Congress

hana Gadarian, associate professor and chair of political science, says the agenda President Joe Biden laid out in his speech to a joint session of Congress is a vision that government can help people and be used for good. 
May 6, 2021

See related: Congress, Federal, United States

Maxwell faculty speak to the media about violence at the US Capitol

Those who spoke with various media outlets about yesterday's violence at the U.S. Capitol include Professor Emeritus William C. Banks who said the fiasco was a "lawless threat" to the country's democratic institutions. 
January 7, 2021

See related: Congress, Crime & Violence, Elections, Federal, United States

Banks discusses Biden's transition with WAER

Professor Emeritus William C. Banks thinks the delay by the Trump Administration to share information to Biden will be "negligible to none." However, he feels it comes with other costs. "I feel a great deal has been lost symbolically and I believe our democratic institutions have been severely beat up by the bruising battles that have been fought for no good reason," Banks says.

November 25, 2020

See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States

Gadarian provides post-election commentary on TRT World, WAER

"These baseless accusations of electoral fraud do a lot of damage to the public’s belief in the electoral system and in democracy itself," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "And that is extremely damaging to our democracy."

November 12, 2020

See related: U.S. Elections, United States

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