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Asylum Law and Title 42: A Lens for the Power of International Law

Title 42, an order issued by the Trump Administration in March 2020, sanctions the deportation of migrants and asylum-seekers for the purpose of “prevent[ing] the spread of communicable disease.” After criticizing his predecessor’s immigration policy during the 2020 Presidential Election, President Biden is now receiving backlash for keeping Title 42 in effect.

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Echoes of Tibet: China’s Quest for Territorial Conquest

For nearly four decades, China has struggled to renegotiate its border with Bhutan for economic and strategic purposes. Having lost its patience, China has chosen to begin building on its border with Bhutan, raising concerns over what precedent was set by its past illegal annexation of Tibet and questions regarding what the international community can do to respond to illegal territorial expansion.

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Disparate Conceptions of ‘Theological Neutrality’: A Critical Analysis

There is no legal term more fundamental to the separation of church and state than “theological neutrality.” That being said, there remains fervent debate over how to apply this doctrine in practice. In order to show how malleable this term remains today, this article carefully compares and contrasts three landmark Establishment Clause holdings.

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Mitigating the Opportunity Costs of Criminal Convictions: Why Criminal Justice Reform Should Focus on Expungements

With empirical studies documenting the biases of the US criminal justice system, particularly misdemeanor convictions, state governments need to develop policies to mitigate the consequences of these convictions. Already, some states including California and Rhode Island revised their expungement statutes to increase the amount of people eligible for expungement.

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