By Nathan Polacek, Staff Writer Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) is a giant of a company that most of us likely interact with in some way each and every day, whether it is buying from their Amazon.com marketplace or their Whole Foods stores, watching a movie on Prime, or even going on […]
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The Investment Fund Based on Deceit
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer As other funds were suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Infinity Q’s funds were outperforming its competitors.[1] James Velissaris, the former Chief Investment Officer and founder of Infinity Q, was charged with fraud last month by U.S. authorities for inflating assets held in funds by […]
What is Martial Law?
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 […]
Sandy Hook Parents Succeed in Lawsuit Against Remington
By: Madeline Olds, Web Editor On December 14, 2012, a shooter entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and committed one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States, with twenty-six victims.[1] It is the fourth deadliest shooting in the United States and the deadliest shooting to occur within an elementary school.[2] Greatly […]
Reforming the Electoral Count Act and the Challenges it Entails
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 […]
The Supreme Court Will Soon Evaluate the Constitutionality of the Death Penalty
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 […]
The Effect of COVID-19 on Jurors
By Stephen Panik, Staff Writer The COVID-19 crisis has had widespread consequences that have been well documented in the news, such as mask mandates and mandatory vaccinations. However, many may not know that recent research is revealing a significant impact on jurors caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. Some perceived effects […]
“Stealthing:” What Is It and Why Is California’s New Law Against It So Important?
By: Madeline Olds, Web Editor Last week, California passed a law outlawing stealthing.[1] Though the passage has been highly publicized and in some of the largest news sites, many Americans are asking each other the same question: what even is stealthing? “Stealthing” is a colloquial term used to describe when an […]
Collin’s Law: Tougher Penalties for Hazing in Ohio
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer On November 12, 2018, Collin Wiant, a freshman at Ohio State University, went to the Sigma Pi fraternity house of Ohio State University for a party as part of the initiating class.[1] That night, Wiant took a cannister filled […]
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash: Rideshare Giants Shift California Labor Law
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com. By William Krull, Staff Writer Spending nearly $200 million on their collective campaign effort, rideshare giants Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash were able to persuade California voters to affirm a proposition that would solidify the employment classification of “app-based drivers” as independent contractors. [1] Proposition […]