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Stefanie Lindquist

Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University

Stefanie A. Lindquist became deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science at Arizona State University on September 1, 2016. She served as Arch Professor and dean of the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs from 2013 to 2016, after serving as interim dean, associate dean for outreach, and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to her time at the University of Texas, Professor Lindquist served as associate professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University.

She is recognized as an expert on the U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional law, administrative law, and empirical legal studies, and has co-authored two books and dozens of published articles and book chapters. Her book, "Measuring Judicial Activism," is the first publication to define the oft-used term quantitatively. She was recognized for her exceptional teaching skills at both Vanderbilt University, where she was awarded the Robert Birkby Award for Excellence in Teaching Political Science, and at the University of Georgia, where she won the Richard B. Russell Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching and was named Professor of the Year by the graduate students in the Department and Public Administration.

Professor Lindquist served as its Editor in Chief of the Temple Law Review and clerked for the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia. She later practiced law at Latham and Watkins in Washington, D.C. She also served as a research associate at the Federal Judicial Center in Washington D.C., assisting committees of the Federal Judicial Conference in addressing questions of judicial administration.

GOP's House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises

Oct 24, 2023 09:27 am UTC| Politics

House Republicans fired one leader, Kevin McCarthy, and have spent almost three weeks trying unsuccessfully to choose another to succeed him as speaker of the House. Thats left the U.S. House of Representatives unable to...

US under Trump Series

Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan

Aug 16, 2023 09:14 am UTC| Politics

For the past 50 years, Republican policymakers and judges have sought to bolster federalism in the United States. Since Ronald Reagans first inaugural address in 1981, Republicans have been calling for policymakers to rein...

US under Trump Series

Does impeachment need a crime? Not according to framers of the Constitution

Jan 28, 2020 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics

Donald Trumps legal and political defenders are all singing the same refrain: The president cant be impeached; he hasnt committed a crime. Alan Dershowitz, the constitutional lawyer now representing Trump, said it...

Has Trump violated his oath of office? A primer on presidential duty and accountability

Jul 19, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

After his joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, U.S. President Donald Trump was barraged with criticism from both friends and foes. Standing next to Putin, Trump repudiated U.S....

Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them

Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies are becoming less democratic....

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

El Salvador Mined Nearly 474 Bitcoins, Adding to State Crypto Holdings Over 3 Years

El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins over the last three years using a volcano-fueled geothermal plant, boosting its state crypto holdings to 5,750 BTC. El Salvador Mines 474 Bitcoins Using Volcano Power, Boosting...

China's BYD Launches Hybrid Pickup in Mexico, Boosts Presence in North America as US Hikes EV Tariffs

Chinas BYD launches the Shark hybrid pickup truck in Mexico on May 14, countering US EV tariffs and boosting its presence in North America. BYDs New Shark Pickup Enters Mexican Market as US Hikes Tariffs on Chinese...

Important Shiba Inu Metric Explodes by 2,300% as SHIB Price Rises: Details Inside

Important Shiba Inu metric explodes by 2,300% as the SHIB price rises. Shiba Inu adoption continues to grow, with users now able to book Airbnb and buy Nike clothes via SHIB. Shiba Inus Daily Volume Surges 2,300%,...

GPT-4o Isn't Going to Kill Teaching or Customer Service, Experts Say

On May 13, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, showcasing its advanced speech and emotion detection, stirring debates on AIs impact on jobs. OpenAIs GPT-4o Uses Real-Time Cameras, Raising Concerns About Job Security in Various...

Joe Biden Hikes Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Solar Cells, Steel, Aluminum, and Snipes at Donald Trump

On May 14, President Joe Biden announced new tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, and steel, intensifying U.S.-China trade tensions and taking a jab at Donald Trump. Biden Criticizes Chinese Government Subsidies,...