By Stephen Panik, Staff Writer The COVID-19 crisis has had widespread consequences that have been well documented in the news, such as mask mandates and mandatory vaccinations. However, many may not know that recent research is revealing a significant impact on jurors caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. Some perceived effects […]
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 took off from an airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] A few minutes after take-off, the flight began flying erratically with up and down movements.[2] The instruments displaying the airspeed and altitude were not working properly.[3] The aircraft began to experience a […]
Photo courtesy of unsplash. com By David McPeak, Web Editor On March 19, 2021, Judge Laurence Silberman of The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit resurrected the debate over defamation law with his blistering dissent in Tah v. Global Witness Publishing Inc.[1] Similar to recent […]
By: Madeline Olds, Web Editor Last week, California passed a law outlawing stealthing.[1] Though the passage has been highly publicized and in some of the largest news sites, many Americans are asking each other the same question: what even is stealthing? “Stealthing” is a colloquial term used to describe when an […]
By: Jennifer Anderson, Staff Writer Last month, Allegheny County joined Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery County in mandating COVID-19 shots for local government workers. Effective Dec. 1, 2021, nearly 5,000 Allegheny County employees will be required to be fully vaccinated, receive an exemption, or face termination.[1] Allegheny County Executive, Rich Fitzgerald announced […]
By Emma Betz, Staff Writer Adaptability is a critical component of life and has been especially crucial the past two years. Societies have had to adapt to wearing masks, social distancing, and even learning virtually. For lawyers, rapid adaptation comes as no surprise. Attorney Thomas Kline, a renowned scholar, and […]
By Felicia Dusha, Staff Writer Recently, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, and Amy Coney Barrett have expressed the Supreme Court is a non-partisan body.[1] Justice Barrett spoke about the Court’s decision-making process and apolitical ideology, stating that the Court “is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks.”[2] Ironically, Justice Barrett […]
By Joshua Larkin, Staff Writer Attorney General Merrick Garland came under fire for a recent memorandum he sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. attorney’s offices on October 4, 2021.[1] In his memo, the Attorney General ordered federal law enforcement authorities to meet with “federal, state, local, tribal, […]
By Regan Jarvis, Staff Writer “It is difficult to imagine information more personal or more private than a person’s genetic makeup.” – Senator Edward Kennedy Although the right to privacy is a core value held by the American people, the amount of privacy we are guaranteed by the Constitution is […]
By: Liza Honaker, Staff Writer On September 26, 2021, over 56% of Berlin citizens voted to adopt a housing referendum aimed at seizing corporate-owned apartments and turning them over to the government to be converted into affordable housing. [1] If adopted, this would be an enormous win for advocates of […]
