The start of the so-called “spring” semester is always difficult in Minnesota but never so fraught as this one. And we’re not talking about the -22 degree temps we woke up to this morning. As most Americans and many around the world now know, the Twin Cities has been the latest target of the Trump […]

Our intrepid graduate editor and longtime board member Jacob Otis will be signing off from TSP this winter after several years of outstanding leadership and service. Jake’s vision, enthusiasm, and care for his work and for the project of public sociology has been a driving force in the TSP board throughout these years. In his […]

A gothic style church door, with stone steps leading inside. Gothic Church Entrance with Ornate Wooden Doors by Zak H is licensed under CC BY 2.0 in pexels. Religious institutions such as churches, mosques, religious schools, and religious organizations are not required to follow Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Recently, reports have […]

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Mirian G Martinez-Aranda, “Precarious Legal Patchworking: Detained Immigrants’ Access to Justice,” Social Problems, 2025 With U.S. immigration raids and detentions on the rise, more people are navigating a complex and hostile immigration court system. In a new study, Mirian Martinez-Aranda interviewed 55 formerly detained immigrants in southern California to understand how detainees navigate this system […]