Juris Blog

The Lawsuit Lives of Mormon Wives

The Lawsuit Lives of Mormon Wives

By Elica Semnani, Staff Writer When Demi Engemann, a cast member of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” (Secret Lives), publicly accused Marciano Brunette, recurring star of “Vanderpump Villa” (Villa), of sexual assault on season three of Secret Lives, she likely did not anticipate the legal battle that would follow.[1] This past […]

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Tariff Takedown: Supreme Court Reins in Presidential Tariff Power

Tariff Takedown: Supreme Court Reins in Presidential Tariff Power

By Kaushik Srinath, Staff Writer On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, ruling that the executive branch exceeded its statutory authority in unilaterally reshaping U.S. trade policy.[1] The decision significantly limits […]

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Can International Law Protect the People of Iran?: The Role of the United Nations in Addressing Human Rights Violations

Can International Law Protect the People of Iran?: The Role of the United Nations in Addressing Human Rights Violations

By Madeleine Panahandeh, Staff Writer  As many were celebrating Valentine’s Day this year, hundreds of thousands of others poured into the streets of cities across the globe, including Munich, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Tel Aviv, to protest the current regime in Iran.[1] Many held signs that either opposed Khamenei, the current […]

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Deadline to Extinction: When Agencies Stall and Species Pay

Deadline to Extinction: When Agencies Stall and Species Pay

By: Olivia DuFresne, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com On October 31, 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned federal officials to protect the smalltail shark by adding the species to the endangered species list.[1] The request followed decades of steep and sustained population losses. Since 1995, the species’ […]

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Did America Shutdown?

By Cassidy Crawford, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Unsplash One of the most important institutions of the United States is our government…and it shut down? The government, after failing to provide funding past September 30, 2025, was in a shutdown.[1] This became the longest shutdown in United States history on […]

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The PAC-12’s Legal Hail Mary

By Eva Spangler, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Unsplash The landscape of college athletics is changing faster than ever. Traditional rivalries rooted in geography have given way to a new era of coast-to-coast travel, as schools chase media deals and prestige in the wake of widespread conference realignment.[1] The once-stable […]

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Term Limits and the Supreme Court

By Cassidy Crawford, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Unsplash In many government positions, we see term limits imposed or set terms that require re-election when the term has expired. Some examples include the President of the United States, a position that can be held no more than twice by one […]

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