By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer The Pennsylvania animal abuse cruelty statutes went through a significant overhaul in 2017 with the addition of Libre’s Law.[1] The law included several provisions, including a significant increase of the penalty for aggravated animal cruelty – an individual charged with a violation of this […]
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Working to End Discrimination Against Disabled Voters
By: Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer Currently, forty million Americans have a disability.[1] Of those forty million disabled Americans, sixteen million voted in 2016.[2] That shows a mere 40% of disabled citizens vote, compared to the 58% of United States citizens, as a whole, that voted in 2016.[3] Many issues […]
Net Neutrality: Legislation and Responses
By: Brandon Schall, Staff Writer On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet rules, known as Net Neutrality.[1] The FCC approved the rules with a 3-2 vote, along party lines.[2] The FCC ultimately adopted the rules and released the order […]
Pennsylvania Sets Its Gaze to Phase out Hazing
By Andrew Beluk, Staff Writer In many movies about college, there is a common step between rushing a fraternity or sorority and becoming an official member; hazing. The pledges in these films are generally required to drink a dangerous amount of alcohol or participate in some cult-like ‘ritual’, […]
Staunchly Structured SCOTUS – Is There a Better Way?
By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer During a period of time when the news has been bleak and heartbreaking, some of our hearts skipped a beat upon reading the terrifying headline; “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized . . .”[1] Of course, everyone received the same piece of news. However, not everyone […]
First Amendment Rights vs. Hate Speech: Where Should We Draw the Line?
By: Guilia Schaub, Staff Writer The entire world was horrifically shocked on Saturday, October 27, 2018, when Richard Bowers opened fire in the Tree of Life Synagogue during Shabbat services and brutally murdered eleven people. [1]It was even further sickened by the attack when news sources confirmed Bowers’ actions […]
Trump’s Proposal to End Birthright Citizenship: Conflicts with the 14th Amendment
By: Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer President Trump has claimed that he is planning an executive order that would ultimately invalidate the safeguarded constitutional promise of birthright citizenship in the United States. This order would understandably create major competing concerns with the Constitution. The words of the 14thAmendment are rarely […]
Hate Crimes in the U.S., What do the Numbers Show?
By: Margaret Potter, Staff Writer In recent news, it seems as if every day there have been incidents of hate crimes reported throughout the nation from mailed pipe bombs to various people of political power, to the shooting of two black people in a grocery store in Kentucky, and […]
In Claims Against Athletes, Trust the Legal System
By: Emma Hurst, Staff Writer On November 1, 2018, a lawsuit was filed against NHL forward Evander Kane.[1] Kane, a forward for the San Jose Sharks, is being sued for breach of contract by an unnamed ex-girlfriend.[2] The ex-girlfriend is seeking $6 million, $3 million for what Kane promised […]
Using Technology of the 21st Century to Solve Crime
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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