By Alexa Glista, Feature Editor Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Senate Bill 244, which is a part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s ‘Teachers’ Bill of Rights’ package filed by Senator Alexis Calatayud,[1] was advanced by the Florida Senate Education PreK-12 Committee on March 6, 2023.[2] The Bill was unanimously passed and will be moving to the Appropriations Committee […]
By Alexa Glista, Features Editor On February 16th, The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Missouri, which is seeking to stop the enforcement of a bill that declared several federal firearms laws “invalid.”[1] The complaint asserts that the bill, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, is unconstitutional and is preventing law enforcement […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Alexa Glista, Staff Writer On January 4, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a “stand your ground” bill into law, making Ohio the 36th state to pass this type of legislation. [1] The bill, SB175, removed the “duty to retreat” requirement, “in determining […]
Picture provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Alexa Glista, Staff Writer On February 12th, 2021 the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity released a report titled, “Life Without Parole for Second-Degree Murder In Pennsylvania: An Objective Assessment of Sentencing”. [1] The report is the result of an audit requested by Pennsylvania’s Lt. […]
