By Emma Hurst, Staff Writer Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in a federal prison for her involvement in the college admissions cheating scandal.[1] In March 2019, 50 people were charged by federal prosecutors in a conspiracy to alter their children’s college entrance exams, paying more than […]
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Brexit and the Expected Issues of an Irish Border
By: Isabella Simon, Staff Writer Brexit has been a messy divorce between the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the other 27 European Union (“EU”) countries, and politicians across Europe are doing everything they can to sign the papers and move on. The UK, comprised of four countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and […]
UPMC Will Accept Highmark Patients, Per New Contract
By: Margaret Potter, Blog Editor The contentious relationship between the two Pennsylvania healthcare giants, UPMC and Highmark, is a story well known to all Western Pennsylvanians for the past several years. In an unlikely turn of events, the two health insurance companies were able to come to common ground and enter […]
Changes to Abortion Laws in Other States to Affect PA Clinics
By: Giulia Schaub, Blog Editor Women’s reproductive health once again dominates state and national news as the endless debate concerning abortion restrictions rages on in both legislative bodies and media outlets alike. Thus far in 2019, nine states have passed legislation that place major restrictions on a woman’s right to legal […]
Pittsburgh’s Effort to Curb Gun Violence
By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor On October 27, 2018, 11 people were murdered when a man opened fired inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 340 reported mass shootings in, making this close-to-home incident one of many gun related acts […]
“Outsiders” and the Equal Access Act
By Samantha Cook, Editor-in-Chief Earlier this year, students at the McKeesport Area High School (MAHS) began the process of organizing a McKeesport Black Student Union (MBSU) to address concerns relating to disciplinary and educational biases within the school district.[1] According to a complaint filed by MAHS students, their request was […]
Warrantless Cell Phone Search at Villanova University: Justice in Privacy Law
By: John Paul Abda, Feature Editor In today’s world cell phones play a pivotal role in everyday life. It is estimated that roughly 77% of U.S. adults own a smart phone.[1] American citizens do everything from online banking to work-related emailing right from their phones. Because so many people have […]
The Terms and Conditions of Free Speech in the Modern-Day Public Square
By Kurt Valentine, Web Editor Social media has rapidly asserted itself as the modern-day public square. In 2005, one year after Facebook’s launch, 10% of internet-using U.S. adults used at least one social media site.[1] Ten years later, that number increased to almost 80%.[2] Facebook, which is the most popular […]
Blockchain Technology: Potential to Change the Landscape of Transactional Law
By Jennifer Carter, Feature Editor If you are unfamiliar with blockchain technology and will be practicing law in the next five years, you should educate yourself yesterday. This groundbreaking development in technology has the potential to revolutionize the way attorneys approach contracts and transactions. The technology provides an unchangeable record […]
Data Monetization Without Compensation
By Kyle Steenland, Feature Editor The contemporary Wild West pans for its gold not through the streams of Mother Nature, but rather through the streams of internet connections created in the 1990s. This panning has yielded a New Age commodity: data. The value of this digital data rush rivals that […]
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