By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief South Carolina became the most recent state to enact a “heartbeat” bill, joining eleven other states that have enacted similar legislation since 2019.[1] After three days of debate, the South Carolina Senate passed the bill in January, with strong support from its Republican majority.[2] Governor Henry […]
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Protests Continue in India Following Proposed Farming Regulations
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Christina Picci, Staff Writer Farmers in India have been protesting three bills that were passed in September of last year designed to loosen the rules around the sale, pricing, and storage of farm produce. [1] This protest has been going on since November – […]
Facial Recognition Technology for the Bar Exam Raises Privacy Concerns
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the world as most know it; however, for recent law school graduates, it has caused added stress due to changes to the administration of bar examinations across the country.[1] Not only […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Constitutionality of PA’s “No Excuse” Absentee Voting
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Falco A. Muscante II, Staff Writer COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed many aspects of American life—including our electoral process. While this is certainly not the first time the procedural integrity of a presidential election has been called into question, the rapid changes to the electoral […]