Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Sarah Thomas, Staff Writer In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, elected officials are grasping for solutions to stave-off a mass wave of evictions. [1] Mandated business closures have left many Americans without a paycheck [2] , causing renters and homeowners to struggle to […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Feature Editor When asked how he envisions the real estate market will change over the course of the next few months, Sam Chaudhry, real estate broker and managing partner at Remax, confidently stated, “real estate is still on fire.” [1] While […]
Pictured provided courtesy of Pixabay By: Margaret Potter, Feature Editor In June 2019, Pennsylvania became the first state to adopt a law that utilizes technology to automatically seal certain criminal records from public view. [1] This law was created with public support to help remove barriers that having a public […]
Photo provided courtesy of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer During Donald Trump’s presidency, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), has continuously been litigated. [1] DACA is a program that allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to remain […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief Following mandates to cease regular business operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the nation have suffered significant financial loss to prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, many business owners are seeking to cover these losses through […]
Photo provided courtesy of Freeimages.com By: Samantha Cook, Staff Writer This summer – has there really been a summer? – has upended life as we know it, and for many Americans, their jobs are their lives. Amid a pandemic, a social justice revolution, and the highest unemployment rate since […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor On January 27th, 2020, the Hershey Company of Hershey, Pennsylvania, filed a breach of contract suit against a former executive who had recently left the company. [1] The executive, Doug Behrens, is now employed with KIND LLC as a chief […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixaby.com By David McPeak, Blog Editor The findings of a two-year Grand Jury investigation into criminal violations of Pennsylvania’s environmental laws by natural gas producers was recently accepted by a judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. [1] The State Wide Investigating grand […]
To our Juris writers and readers and to our fellow Duquesne University School of Law classmates, professors, and colleagues: Like all of you, we are perturbed and deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd. It is incredibly disheartening to see the horrors of police brutality and systemic racism so […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer Across the globe, victims of domestic violence are trapped at home with their abusers amid the COVID-19 crisis. They are in more danger than ever, as places continuously shut down due to the pandemic.[1] “Court resources are being stretched extraordinarily […]