By Reganne Hardy, Staff Writer. On February 24, 2022, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky invoked martial law over the entire country for thirty days.[1] In President Zelenesky’s decree, the military and Ministry of Internal Affairs are to uphold the law of Ukraine to maintain public safety and Ukraine’s interests.[2] The Ministry of Internal […]
By Felicia Dusha, Staff Writer In the wake of the January 6, 2021, attack on the capital, a bipartisan group of 16 senators is working to reform the Electoral Count Act (ECA)—an ambiguously phrased federal law which, according to lawmakers, threatens our democracy.[1] Enacted by Congress in 1887 after the […]
By Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer The death penalty is a heavily debated topic in the United States.[1][2] The federal death penalty was once found unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia in 1972. [3] It was reinstated in 1988 for a narrow class of crimes and, with the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994, expanded to sixty […]
By Regan Jarvis, Staff Writer The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants’ right to a speedy and public trial with an impartial jury, however, it does not prohibit the publication of mugshots and arrest records prior to a conviction.[1] With the growing presence of social media, many police departments have turned to these platforms, […]
Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Margaret Potter, Feature Editor On February 25, 2020, the anti-affirmative action organization Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s […]
By: Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer On March 15, 2019, “the nation witnessed a terrorist attack that demonstrated the weakness of New Zealand’s gun laws,” Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern stated.[1] A self-proclaimed white supremacist stole the lives of fifty people at two mosques using two legally purchased […]
By: Margaret Potter, Staff Writer On February 19, 2019, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion in McKee v. Cosby in which he urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its seminal decision in New York Times v. Sullivan.[1] In McKee v. Cosby, actress Katherine McKee sued comedian Bill Cosby, whom […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Wilson R. Huhn,* Professor of Law Introduction On Oct. 28, 2016, 11 days before the 2016 presidential election, Stephanie Clifford signed a non-disclosure agreement pursuant to which Ms. Clifford was paid $130,000 in exchange for her promise not to disclose any information about her alleged affair with Donald Trump.[1] […]
