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Discrimination In Incarceration: Incarcerated People Litigate to Witness the Solar Eclipse In New York
The rights of incarcerated people have been historically overlooked and ignored in the United States, and this must change.[1] It is...
Mitchell Kevett
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Without Congressional Action, An 1873 Law Could Result In A National Abortion Ban
On March 26, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic...
Hope Peraria
Apr 12, 20246 min read
Assessing Standing in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. This case arose out of a challenge to the...
Katie Negroni
Apr 12, 20244 min read
The Dormant Commerce Clause and the Dubious Constitutionality of State Regulation of Social Media
There is growing recognition in the medical community that social media applications are harmful to mental health, particularly for young...
Charles Bachmann
Mar 29, 20245 min read
Tenants’ Right to Counsel: Los Angeles Should Follow New York City’s Lead
Cities around the nation are facing housing shortages as the costs of homes soar and the supply of affordable rentals continue to...
Jacklyn Hadzicki
Mar 22, 20244 min read
Are Frozen Embryos People Too? Unpacking the Alabama Supreme Court’s Controversial IVF Ruling
In a landmark decision, the Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization (IVF) purposes...
Ariella Fetman
Mar 15, 20244 min read
Kendra’s Law: The Troubling Reality of Involuntary Assisted Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment in New York
Mental health disorders are among the most formidable public health issues facing our world today.[1] In New York, roughly one in ten...
Matt Donelian
Mar 8, 20244 min read
The Oregon Drug Battle: Is Measure 110 Making a Difference?
The Oregon Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, also known as Measure 110, was passed in November 2020 to address Oregon’s...
Olivia Cohen
Mar 1, 20243 min read
California Court Supports the End of Free Passes in Sexual Harassment Claims
In response to the #MeToo movement, California took significant legislative steps in 2018 to address sexual harassment within the...
Emily Hall
Mar 1, 20243 min read
The Unwelcoming Bench: Understanding Hostile Architecture’s Potential Legal Issues
On January 12, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson to resolve the issue of whether...
Jenna Rosenstein
Feb 21, 20244 min read
Path To Progress: The Smarter Sentencing Act's Potential To Redefine U.S. Sentencing Norms
Over the past fifty years, the United States has witnessed a staggering increase in its prison population.[1] Between 1973 and 2009, the...
Emily K. Abrams
Feb 15, 20244 min read
Banning Trans Student-Athletes Won't "Save Women's Sports"
In the past few years, a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been passed in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.[1] As...
Laura Tierney
Feb 15, 20243 min read
Can the ADA Protect Persons with Disabilities in Their Ability To Get to Work?
James Kimmons worked at a Charter Communications call center.[1] He suffered cataracts in both eyes, which made it difficult to drive in...
Jack Gatcliffe
Feb 12, 20244 min read
The IRS Audits an Easy Target — The Poor
In 2018, Natassia Smick and her husband filed their income tax return showing earnings of about $33,000.[1] They expected a refund,...
George Galan
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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...
Emily Glazier
Feb 9, 20244 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...
Katherine Alonzo
Feb 2, 20244 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...
Yeniliz Peguero
Dec 8, 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...
Skylar Corby
Dec 1, 20233 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...
Kathleen Leuty
Nov 22, 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...
Hani Fish-Bieler
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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