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Legal Fallout of Southwest Airlines’ Holiday “Meltdown”

By Jacob Schramm, Features Editor Over the 2022 Christmas holiday, thousands of travelers’ flights were cancelled as winter storms ran across the central and eastern United States.[1] The news ran stories about solo travelers and families who spent Christmas in airports, stranded in unfamiliar states without luggage and without certainty […]

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The Senate Holds Hearing with Ticketmaster Following Taylor Swift Ticket Debacle

The Senate Holds Hearing with Ticketmaster Following Taylor Swift Ticket Debacle

By Madison Williams, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The Senate held a hearing on Tuesday, January 24th, to discuss growing concerns within the entertainment ticketing industry, involving Ticketmaster and their parent company Live Nation Entertainment. This hearing comes after millions of Taylor Swift fans were unable to purchase tickets […]

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Free Speech Concerns Amidst the Adoption of the Anti-Bias Rule

Free Speech Concerns Amidst the Adoption of the Anti-Bias Rule

By Riley Frank, Staff Writer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has hopes of adopting Rule 8.4(g), which states that biased decision-making by attorneys constitutes professional misconduct and enshrines this into the Pennsylvania Code. [1] Though this rule seems relatively straightforward and ethical, judges and attorneys alike have taken issue with its adoption. […]

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The Modern Unionization Movement

By Jacob Schramm, Features Editor November 17, 2022, was “Red Cup Day” at Starbucks locations across the country, on which customers received a reusable red cup with their purchase.[1] At over one-hundred locations, more than a thousand employees participated in the Starbucks Workers Union’s largest single-day strike.[2] The following day, pictures of […]

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Pennsylvania Rethinks Juvenile Justice

Pennsylvania Rethinks Juvenile Justice

By Hannah Schaffer, Editor-in-Chief In December 2019, the Juvenile Justice Task Force was established by Governor Tom Wolf and Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor. The Juvenile Justice Task Force was co-chaired by Senator Lisa Baker, Senator Jay Costa, Representative Tarah Toohill and Representative Mike Zabel.[1] Members of the Task […]

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Should Pennsylvania Courts Allow False Confession Expert Testimony?

Should Pennsylvania Courts Allow False Confession Expert Testimony?

By Felicia Dusha, Features Editor Photo courtesy of pixabay.com To date, 375 people convicted of crimes in the United States have been exonerated by DNA testing.[1] Of the 375 people, about 30 percent confessed to crimes they did not commit.[2] Experts on false confessions have studied these cases and compiled data on […]

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New Texas Social Media Law Challenges First Amendment Precedent

New Texas Social Media Law Challenges First Amendment Precedent

By Alexa Glista, Features Editor On September 9, 2021, House Bill 20  was signed into Texas law.[1] HB 20 forbids social media firms, which are defined as social media platforms that in one calendar month have more than 50 million active users in the United States, from punishing or putting restrictive measures (removing, demonetizing, […]

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