By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief South Carolina became the most recent state to enact a “heartbeat” bill, joining eleven other states that have enacted similar legislation since 2019.[1] After three days of debate, the South Carolina Senate passed the bill in January, with strong support from its Republican majority.[2] Governor Henry […]
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Protests Continue in India Following Proposed Farming Regulations
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Christina Picci, Staff Writer Farmers in India have been protesting three bills that were passed in September of last year designed to loosen the rules around the sale, pricing, and storage of farm produce. [1] This protest has been going on since November – […]
Facial Recognition Technology for the Bar Exam Raises Privacy Concerns
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the world as most know it; however, for recent law school graduates, it has caused added stress due to changes to the administration of bar examinations across the country.[1] Not only […]
Biden Replaces All 10 Trump Appointees on Federal Labor Panel
Photo provided courtesy of flickr.com. By Falco Anthony Muscante II, Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46thPresident of the United States of America. The Biden administration subsequently acted on February 2 to replace all ten of the Trump administration’s appointees to the Federal Service […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bans Discriminatory Acts
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Rachel Presssdee, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has added a new subsection to an important part of the Rules of Professional Conduct. This addition prohibits harassment and discrimination in the practice of law. [1] Per this new rule, when conducting activities […]
California Determined to Ban Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales by 2035
Photo Provided Courtesy of Unsplash.com By David McPeak, Blog Editor On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order which purports to effectively ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles in that state by 2035. [1] The Order goes so far as to leverage the adverse economic […]
Coronavirus Exposes Issues with the Bar Exam – Could Major Change Be on Its Way?
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief Like all events in 2020, bar exams across the nation have been rescheduled, reformatted, and revamped to adhere to COVID-19 pandemic safety restrictions. Only 16 jurisdictions offered their July 2020 exam as originally planned, while other jurisdictions offered alternative dates […]
Eviction Moratorium Disproportionately Affects Renters Across the Country
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Feature Editor On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered a temporary halt in residential evictions through the end of the year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [1] The agency order forbids landlords from […]
Duquesne University School of Law Students and Faculty Remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Photo provided courtesy of the Office of Duquesne University President Ken Gormley By Margaret Potter, Feature Editor The year 2020 has been marked by tremendous loss, and the highest court in our land has been no exception. On September 18, 2020 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to […]
Merchant Cash Advance Regulations Not Yet on Par with Consumer Lending Regulations
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor “Consumers have laws protecting them from usurious interest rates… but for small businesses, those protection laws don’t apply at all.” [1] [2] On July 28, 2020, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Philadelphia offices at Par […]
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