A Band-Aid Solution: New York's Proposal to Address the Maternal Health Crisis
A pregnancy-related death is a death “that occur[s] within one year of pregnancy.”[1] In the United States, approximately 700 women die...
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Katherine Alonzo
Feb 24 min read
How Summary Eviction Proceedings Fail Individuals Facing Housing Discrimination
Every year, over three million American households are threatened with eviction[1] from their homes.[2] The consequences of eviction are...
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Yeniliz Peguero
Dec 8, 20233 min read
My Body, My Data: California's Attempt To Protect Reproductive and Fertility Data
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs that there is no constitutional right to an abortion,[1] many became concerned about data...
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Skylar Corby
Dec 1, 20233 min read
A Broken System: How New York City Is Failing Transgender Inmates
In June 2019, Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman awaiting trial at Rikers Island because she could not afford $500 bail, was found dead...
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Kathleen Leuty
Nov 22, 20234 min read
The Urgent Issue of Suicide in NYC Jails
Half of the people currently detained in New York City jails have a mental health diagnosis.[1] Since 2020, the number of incarcerated...
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Hani Fish-Bieler
Nov 17, 20234 min read
The Roe Repeal Behind Bars: Prison Pregnancies in a Post-Dobbs World
165,000 women are estimated to be incarcerated in the United States.[1] These are disproportionately women of color, as Black women are...
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Gerald Dryden
Nov 17, 20233 min read
Does Speaker Johnson's Election Forewarn Federal Anti-LGBT Legislation?
On October 25, 2023, fourth-term Representative of Louisiana Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House.[1] Within three weeks, he...
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Ezra Littlewood
Nov 9, 20233 min read
The Uncertain State of Navajo Water Rights After Arizona v. Navajo Nation
Between 30-40% of Navajo households lack access to running water,[1] and many households haul water from communal wells, which is...
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Tess Bedingfield
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Maine's Right To Food: A Symbolic Right Or A Practical Right?
In November 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to adopt a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to food.[1] The amendment...
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Olivia Handelman
Oct 26, 20233 min read
The United States Must Do More To Protect Immigrants from Legal Fraud
Earlier this month, counsel for Fareed Heera filed a complaint seeking review of his permanent residence (i.e. green card) application,...
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Andrea Shahrabani
Oct 6, 20233 min read
The Importance of Fair Vetting Procedures for Iranian Refugees
Iranians seeking refuge in America endure excessive vetting procedures which have become even more challenging in recent years,...
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Avi Kiel
Sep 15, 20236 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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