It's legal but is it harmful? Marijuana education needs a major boost.
Throughout the country, states are changing their marijuana laws at a dizzying pace.[1] New York legalized recreational marijuana for...
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Isabel Ortega-Romero
- Apr 3
- 6 min
The Legal Implications of Anti-LGBTQ+ Curriculum Laws
Last March 2022, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis passed and enacted the Parental Rights in Education Act, which then became known as the...
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Adeline Beattie
- Apr 3
- 4 min
The Failing Prison Health Care System: Texas Policy Decides that Chewing is Not a Medical Necessity
The United States has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world, accounting for roughly 25% of the world's total...
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Hailey Dobin Reichel
- Mar 27
- 4 min
Spendthrift Trusts: The Tension Between Testamentary Freedom and Public Policy Concerns
In 1875, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller delivered the opinion of the court in a case pertaining to the construction of a woman’s...
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William Fox
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Abortions at Sea: In Search of Creative Reproductive Healthcare Solutions Post-Dobbs
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, access to reproductive healthcare and the right to abortion have been severely...
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Arifa Abrahim
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Section 230: The Legal Shield Perpetuating Algorithmic Discrimination in Big Tech
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields “providers of interactive computer services” against liability arising from content...
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Gabriela Amaral
- Mar 6
- 5 min
An Unsustainable Process: A Proposal to Expand Work Authorization to Prospective Asylees
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the universal right of safety from persecution for the first time in history.[1] ...
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Madison Dougherty
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Beat It: A Proposal to End Bans on Masturbation While Incarcerated
There are many rights people forfeit when they are incarcerated; among these is the right to sexual expression.[1] Incarcerated people...
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Cassidy Moon
- Feb 20
- 4 min
New York Adult Survivors Act: A Retroactive Opportunity for Accountability and Justice
On November 24, 2022, the New York Adult Survivors Act (“ASA”) claim revival period began, providing adult survivors of certain sexual...
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Alexandra DeBenedictis
- Feb 13
- 3 min
What is the Proper Role of Attorneys Representing the Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases?
According to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 (CAPTA)[1], under federal law, children are required to have...
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Noa Gutow-Ellis
- Feb 6
- 4 min
The Concerning Implications of Texas’s Claim to Standing in United States v. Texas
In a sign of the case’s importance, oral arguments stretched over two hours when the Supreme Court heard United States v. Texas on...
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Zachary Verbit
- Feb 6
- 4 min
The United States Federal Judiciary: A Perilous Gerontocracy
The federal judiciary was first established in 1789[1], but the more concerning statistic regarding the age of the federal judiciary is...
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Jane Weiss
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
You Do Not Have the Right to Remain Silent: The Lack of Miranda Within “Child Welfare”
Reform within the “child welfare” system is widely discussed due to the systems prejudicial nature.[1] The system is called many names:...
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Arisha Andha
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
Redistricting: Federal Law, State Constitution, and the Courts
Gerrymandering through the method of redistricting poses a grave threat to our democracy. Redistricting is the redrawing of voting...
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Nicholas Cinquina
- Nov 28, 2022
- 5 min
Landlord Duties To Combat Tenant-on-Tenant Discrimination under the Fair Housing Act
Congress passed the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) during the Civil Rights movement, seeking to dispel discriminatory practices in the United...
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Marcy Pineda
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
The USCIS Policy Manual: Exercising Questionable Authority through Obscure Language
In 2022, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began creating a centralized online repository for USCIS's...
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Sean Dalton
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
The Monkeypox Problem
In the spring and summer of 2022, monkeypox spread throughout the world, and had a prominent impact on the United States.[1] The outbreak...
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Jessica Waldman
- Nov 21, 2022
- 4 min
The Supreme Court Revisits Affirmative Action: The Potential for a Major Decline in Diversity
Affirmative action was conceived amidst the civil rights movement of the 1960s[1] as an attempt to create more opportunities for people...
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Maleah Bradley
- Nov 14, 2022
- 7 min
RACE DISCRIMINATION IN TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS: Why Honduras still lacks sufficient protection
In November 2020, Hurricane Eta, a category 4 hurricane, slammed the coast of Honduras and caused widespread flooding and destruction...
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Grace Ouyang
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
Chinese American Advocacy for Chesa Boudin’s Recall After The 2021 COVID Hate Crimes Act
On June 8, 2022, San Francisco voters ousted Chesa Boudin as district attorney.[1] Boudin was known as a “progressive prosecutor” who...
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