by Hannah Dean, Staff Writer The New York State Legislature is currently considering the Access to Representation Act, or Senate Bill S81B, which would require the state to appoint an attorney for every person with a case before an immigration judge or with a reason to appeal a prior deportation order, […]
by Brian Davis, Staff Writer In March 2016, comedian Anthony Novak, a resident of Parma, Ohio, created a Facebook page parodying the Parma Police Department.[1] As a result of Novak’s obvious satirical posts on Facebook, Parma Police officers arrested Novak, searched his home, and charged him with an Ohio law felony […]
By Amelia Trello, Staff Writer South Dakota voters will decide whether to extend Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) this November.[1] Residents of South Dakota have successfully elected to expand Medicaid six times—the upcoming vote in November could be number seven.[2]Currently, around five percent of the state remains […]
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 […]