By Jacob Schramm, Features Editor Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals of New York declined to give legal personhood to Happy, a 45-year-old elephant who has been housed in the Bronx Zoo since she was a year old, often without any companion.[1] This decision determined that Happy was not […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is seeking new emergency powers that would allow federal chief judges to hold individuals in custody indefinitely without a trial during emergencies. [1] The DOJ’s request includes a […]
By Kaitlyn Burns, Staff Writer “It’s a sad commentary that minorities, Hispanics and black people, are over represented in the [c]riminal [j]ustice system.”[1] In a country now steeped in controversy over the systemic violence and discriminatory practices against racial minorities,[2] uttering this statement in open court would normally be […]
