By Amber McGee, Staff Writer Introduction The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol to all Americans. She is the iconic gatekeeper to the “American Dream,” greeting thousands hopeful of finding a better life in America. She has welcomed them with the words, “Give me your tired, your poor, / […]
By Maura Perri, Staff Writer On March 4, 2017, President Donald Trump turned to Twitter to tell his nearly 27 million followers: “Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found…” and “How low as President Obama gone to tapp […]
By Matt DeSantis, Staff Writer September saw the first Congressional override of a presidential veto in President Barack Obama’s term, resulting in a law that limits the scope of foreign states’ sovereign immunity even further than its predecessor, the 1976 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.[1][2] The passage of this […]
By Kristin Hoffman, Staff Writer The Supreme Court began its October 2016 term last Monday. The bench, however, had a vacant seat after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. His seat remains empty because the Senate has yet to vote on President Barack Obama’s nomination, Merrick Garland. […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer Recently, there has been a lot of attention given to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). This act is more commonly known in the media as the bill that would allow 9/11 victims to bring civil suits against Saudi Arabia for its […]
By Mike Jones, Editor-in-Chief Pittsburgh has reached the culmination of what it has been working toward: becoming the hub of technology and innovation in the United States. On Sept. 14, Uber introduced its first self-driving cars, and the online transportation behemoth gave Yinz the first opportunity to test them.[1] […]
