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AI and Elections: What to Watch for in 2026

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Modernizing Virginia’s Court Notification System to Reduce Failures to Appear

Lisel Petis, Robert Melvin Jan 27, 2026

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State and feds fail to protect Americans from foreign scammers

Caroline Melear Jan 13, 2026 The Orange County Register

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Devin Hartman, Kent Chandler Jan 26, 2026

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General Assembly should make portable benefits a top priority

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The Use-of-Force Dilemma in Minneapolis

Jillian Snider Jan 25, 2026

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Kent Chandler Jan 24, 2026 Law360

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Jillian Snider Jan 24, 2026 USA Today

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Haiman Wong Jan 23, 2026 Dark Reading

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