By Natalie Tupta, Staff Writer In the last several years, record numbers of children have crossed the southern border of the United States without their parents in search of a better life. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports apprehending 108,511 “Unaccompanied Alien Children” (UACs) between the ages of 0 […]
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The Scandal That Rocked the World’s Most Popular Sport
By Nick Frost, Staff Writer For some, sports may be an escape from work and politics, but there are times when they reflect these same real-world difficulties. There are moments when athletes use their platforms to protest injustices they perceive, and there are scandals that make fans question the […]
Bankruptcy Disaster on the High Seas: Hanjin Shipping Forced to Anchor
By Phil Raymond, Staff Writer If I asked you how you felt about the Hanjin crisis, what would your answer be? Well, as of early September, I would not have had a clue. That was until my father informed me that Hanjin Shipping, an international, top 10 shipping company, […]
The Future of Pennsylvania Daily Fantasy Sports Betting
By Katherine Mannion, Staff Writer While the future of Pennsylvania sports betting is currently unclear, there is no doubt that there are changes to come that may clarify the definitions and breadth of fantasy sports regulation. When these changes occur are up in the air, but proponents of the […]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: JASTA and the Golden Rule
By Matt DeSantis, Staff Writer September saw the first Congressional override of a presidential veto in President Barack Obama’s term, resulting in a law that limits the scope of foreign states’ sovereign immunity even further than its predecessor, the 1976 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.[1][2] The passage of this […]
If It Looks Like a Telephone and Acts Like a Telephone, It’s [NOT] a Telephone
By Amy Kerlin, Staff Writer In Commonwealth v. Fant, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that the device used for communication between an inmate behind a glass wall and a visitor is not a telephone and is therefore not excluded from Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act.[1] Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act protects the privacy […]
SCOTUS Rules Mandatory Juvenile Sentencing Practice Unconstitutional
By Kyle Steenland, Staff Writer Within our criminal justice system, the mental capacity of the offender, and its role in the commission of a crime, is paramount for the judiciary in arriving at a sentencing verdict that benefits both society and the offender. In a situation where someone lacks […]
Electing a New Immigration Policy
By Amber McGee, Staff Writer Immigration is an issue of great controversy. There are many variables to consider when making a plan for how to handle the influx of immigrants coming to the United States both legally and illegally. It is important to consider the economic as well as […]
CARTOON: First Amendment Protection?
By Cameron Mitchell, Staff Writer/Graphic Artist Inspired by Should graffiti artists’ First Amendment rights be protected?, Elizabeth G. Gee, City Walls Can Speak: The Street Art Movement and Graffiti’s Place in First Amendment Jurisprudence, 20 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J. 209 (2013), https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/f7168e73-c513-4710-80fd-fff40b929d9f/?context=1000516.
Freedom and Federal Funding: Religious Institutions and Title IX
By Jackie Robel, Staff Writer Higher education has long been a critical piece of the American experience. Harvard was founded as early as 1636 as an institution focused on “preparing young people to take their place as public officials and as ministers in a community where church and state […]
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