By Grace Ruane, Staff Writer On September 13, 2022, Amini traveled alongside her family to visit her uncle in Tehran. Upon exiting the train station, Amini was apprehended by the Iranian morality police, a force tasked with detaining Iranians who violate the country’s conservative dress code. She was then transported […]
By Caroline Benec, Staff Writer 2022 marks five years since Senate Bill 196 (“Alina’s Law”) was introduced to the Pennsylvania General Assembly, giving civil courts the authority to mandate that anyone under a protection from abuse order (“PFA”), both the victim-survivor and the alleged abuser, wear an electronic monitoring device.[1] […]
By Emma Betz, Staff Writer Two United States citizens have been detained in Russia for several months now – WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Britney Griner, and former United States Marine, Paul Whelan. As communications continue between the United States and Russia, proposals and negotiations of prisoner swap […]
By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer This summer, after a controversial term, the United States Supreme Court decided it will hear two cases concerning arguments surrounding the constitutionality of affirmative action.[1] Affirmative action is defined as “a set of procedures designed to; eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such […]
By Roshni Master, Staff Writer A high salary or a large end-of-year bonus is typically considered a sign of success. However, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (“UPMC”) Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery and star surgeon, Dr. James Luketich, may disagree.[1] The United States government has brought suit against Dr. Luketich, alleging […]
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer Almost every criminal organization needs access to the financial sector to store excess money, make transactions, transfer money, etc.[1] Digital assets, including cryptocurrency, have provided yet another way to launder money for cybercrimes, terrorist organizations, and bribes.[2] The United States has developed regulations to combat […]
By Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer Since 1989, over 3,249 people have been exonerated with more than 27,200 years lost.[1] In Pennsylvania alone, over 100 people have been exonerated since 1992.[2] Many of those who were exonerated had served more than 15-30 years of their sentence.[3] In recent years, wrongful convictions […]
by Hannah Dean, Staff Writer Earlier this month, the Canadian Supreme Court heard a case challenging the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”), a 2004 pact between the United States and Canada that declared each country safe for refugees and asylum seekers given that they both meet their […]
By Jacob Schramm, Features Editor Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals of New York declined to give legal personhood to Happy, a 45-year-old elephant who has been housed in the Bronx Zoo since she was a year old, often without any companion.[1] This decision determined that Happy was not […]
By Edward Walsh, Staff Writer The push for college athletes to be considered employees got a huge boost this past month. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) could soon begin an investigation looking into whether NCAA Division I schools are discriminating against unpaid college athletes by failing to fairly […]
