Juris Blog

Biden Replaces All 10 Trump Appointees on Federal Labor Panel

Biden Replaces All 10 Trump Appointees on Federal Labor Panel

Photo provided courtesy of flickr.com. By Falco Anthony Muscante II, Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46thPresident of the United States of America. The Biden administration subsequently acted on February 2 to replace all ten of the Trump administration’s appointees to the Federal Service […]

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bans Discriminatory Acts

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bans Discriminatory Acts

Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Rachel Presssdee, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has added a new subsection to an important part of the Rules of Professional Conduct.  This addition prohibits harassment and discrimination in the practice of law. [1]   Per this new rule, when conducting activities […]

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Oregon’s Decriminalization of Drug Possession

Oregon’s Decriminalization of Drug Possession

  Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer On Election Night 2020, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize possession of heroin, methamphetamines, oxycodone, and all other drugs. [1] Measure 110 was passed with a 58.46% approval vote, a discrepancy from the 55% in the CNN article […]

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How Lawyers Are Dealing with COVID Fatigue

How Lawyers Are Dealing with COVID Fatigue

Photo courtesy of Pexels.com. By Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer   “COVID fatigue” is the name given to the widespread mental exhaustion affecting many people due to the effects of the current pandemic. [1] This fatigue has been brought on by the “constant threat of illness, layoffs, and deaths while being […]

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Renewable Energy and Workforce Development

Renewable Energy and Workforce Development

Photo provided courtesy of Pexels.com. By Edward Stinson III, Staff Writer   Renewable energy has been a source of significant controversy in the United States. Along partisan lines, renewable energy exists as a wedge issue in both national and state politics. Meanwhile, courts have taken a gradual approach toward constructing […]

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Court Packing: What Is It?

Court Packing: What Is It?

Photo provided courtesy of Supremecourt.gov. By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer In the wake of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump and the Republican senators have brought a nomination and now new Justice forward, Amy Coney Barrett. [1] Her entrance into the Supreme Court has caused controversy, as […]

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The Legality of the 2020 Election

The Legality of the 2020 Election

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief Despite top election officials’ claims that the 2020 election was “the most secure in American history, [1] ” its results have been disputed since before the counting of the votes was even completed, and have continued to be disputed in the […]

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Inspiration from the Highest Court’s Arias

Inspiration from the Highest Court’s Arias

Photo provided courtesy of Pexels.com. By: Annie J. Rago, Staff Writer Derrick Wang is a lawyer and composer. [1] While studying Constitutional Law, he recognized the reoccurrence of “Justice Scalia, Dissenting.” [2] To Wang personally, Justice Scalia’s dissents were like arias meant for music accompaniment. [3] Wang remarked that Justice […]

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The New Battleground for Free Speech

The New Battleground for Free Speech

Photo provided via Pexels.com.   The New Battleground for Free Speech By Josh Larkin, Staff Writer   The United States was founded on the idea of each citizen having certain inalienable rights and freedoms that could not be taken away from an overreaching federal government. Often considered the cornerstone of […]

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