Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Sarah Jane Morrison, Staff Writer Recently, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called for a “start over” attempt to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”). [1] The proposed text of the ERA is as follows: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By David McPeak, Staff Writer Will “fake news” eventually force the Supreme Court to revisit defamation law? The President thinks so—and Justice Thomas has recently reiterated his distaste for the current provisions under N.Y. Times Co. v. Sullivan. [1] Former Alaska Governor and 2008 […]
Photo Credit: Zolnierek on Pixabay.com By: John Paul Abda, Feature Editor Labor litigation and legislation is nothing new in the United States. As far back as 1842, the Supreme Court has been weighing in on employment conditions. In Commonwealth v. Hunt, [1] the Supreme Court held that labor unions […]
By Josh Larkin, Staff Writer Photo provided courtesy of unsplash.com On February 5, 2020, the U.S. Senate ended the four-month-long impeachment era by voting to acquit President Donald J. Trump, who was charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by the House of Representatives.[1] Fifty-two senators voted not […]
By Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com As of now, an uneven hodgepodge of laws exists to shelter the privacy of the booming genetic testing industry. [1] Remarkably, however, this potential lack of one’s privacy has not discouraged individuals from purchasing DNA testing kits from companies […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer Hate crime statutes were originally created to deter and punish crimes that were fueled by bias against the victim based on their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.[1] The purpose of hate crime statutes […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Daniel Pagana, Staff Writer Under the current administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed and/or weakened almost 100 environmental laws. [1] Recently, the EPA has been focusing on weakening the Clean Water Act by repealing Waters of the United States rule […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixaby.com By Matt Minard, Staff Writer The New Orleans Saints football organization has been accused of conferring with the New Orleans Roman Catholic Archdiocese during the course of initial fallout from a sexual abuse scandal. [1] The organization claims it was only “messaging” and handling media […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Matthew Naum, Staff Writer On January 17, 2020 the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals from two cases concerning whether states have the authority to penalize “faithless electors”, the name for members of the Unites States Electoral College who choose not to […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer Some of the biggest technology companies in the country involve changing the ways that political campaigns and other groups can target voters on their websites. Through a marketing strategy known as “microtargeting,” political campaigns and groups use computer data to […]