By Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer Could Fitbit’s, Amazon Echo’s, and other devices be the newest tools in solving crime? On December 23, 2015, Connie Dabate was shot and killed in her home.[1] When detectives interviewed her husband, Richard Dabate, he stated that he put his two children on […]
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Pennsylvania’s Response to the Increase in Human Trafficking
By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer Pennsylvania’s human trafficking statute presents options to not only investigative and prosecute suspected cases of human trafficking, but also to provide restitution to victims in civil cases.[1] Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest growing crimes in the world.[2] While often considered to […]
The Mailbox Rule Under the UETA as Applied to Electronic Communications
By Sarah Morrison, Staff Writer The mailbox rule is learned by first year law students in Contracts class. Acceptances are valid upon time of dispatch; offers, revocations, and rejections are valid upon time of receipt. However, in an increasingly digital world the UETA § 15 has modified this rule […]
Fortnite’s Popularity Generates Demand for a Unique Service: Video Game Tutors
By: Jake Noble, Staff Writer What do USA Today, Forbes, Variety, The New Yorker, New York Post, Newsweek, and CBS Sports, all have in common? They have all published articles about the fascinating phenomena surrounding the wildly popular online video game Fortnite.[1] One such particularly shocking phenomenon has struck me […]
Depression in the Legal Profession
By: Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer The American Bar Association’s (ABA) National Mental Health Day for Law Schools took place on October 10, 2018.[1] On this day, law schools across the country were encouraged to sponsor programs concerning the stigma of depression and anxiety among law school students and lawyers, […]
Legal Ramifications of Brawl Following the Nurmagomedov-Mcgregor UFC Match
By Christina Pici, Staff Writer A long awaited Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC] match commenced on Saturday, October 7th between Khabib Nurmagomedov, the defending UFC Lightweight Champion with the longest undefeated streak in mixed martial arts [MMA] history, and Conor McGregor, who was the first MMA fighter in UFC […]
Pleading in the Dark: Plea Bargaining Without the Brady Rule
By Andrew Beluk, Staff Writer It is nothing new to say that the American criminal justice system has some faults. A common source of criticism stems from prosecutorial overuse of the plea-bargaining system, which accounts for roughly 97% of all federal criminal convictions in the United States.[1] But arguably […]
Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats Now Denied Visas Under Policy Touted as “Cruel”
By Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer The landmark 2015 Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.[1] The same cannot be saidof the majority of other countries. Many countries continue to prosecute same-sex couples, making it impossible for some foreigners to marry their domestic partners.[2] […]
Illegal Immigration and the Right to Due Process
By Emma Hurst, Staff Writer There are 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.[1]Eleven million undocumented immigrants make up only 3% of the nation’s population, yet they are often the focal point of politics and legal debate. President Trump’s administration has made it a priority to enforce […]
Scandal, Wire Fraud, Bribery and Taxpayer Money: The Foundations of College Basketball
By Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer “College basketball has been dirty for a long time, and now here is the proof. In devastating detail.”[1]Just how dirty? The current NCAA basketball corruption trial is working to expose the worst-kept secret in college sports: coaches, players and multi-billion-dollar corporations engaging in federal […]
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