A temporary block has been placed on the Biden administration's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, preventing borrowers from being granted up to $20,000 in debt cancellation. Will these legal challenges from conservative states and corporations be the end of the loan forgiveness program?
Read MoreA fairly straightforward antitrust case, Axon v, FTC, could set the stage for further restrictions to be placed on the administrative state by the Supreme Court in accordance with recent trends. This article examines the antitrust foundations of the case as well as what sets it apart from the rest.
Read MoreBiden’s Inflation Reduction Act does little to address the titular issue. This oversight may have caused crucial losses in the midterm House races. (Image via Pexels)
Read MoreWhile the U.S. Constitution establishes various limits on the government, it does not guarantee specific rights to the people and imposes an affirmative authority for the government to protect individual rights. Is this justified, or should the government be held accountable in instances where its failure to act resulted in lives lost?
Read MoreA murderer challenging his capital punishment sentence is on his way to the Supreme Court this term. Public dangerousness, jury instruction, and misapplied precedent are all at play as John Montenegro Cruz seeks to seemingly cheat death.
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 1, passed in 2021, enacted several significant changes to Texas voting procedure. Several lawsuits have been filed in response to the controversial adjustments, forcing an evaluation of the legality and constitutionality of SB 1 and what its fate suggests about state-enacted voter identification laws across the United States. (Image via CNN)
Read MoreIn October, a lawsuit filed by Jewish women in Kentucky has proffered an unusual argument challenging the state’s restrictive abortion bans. Claiming an infringement on their religious freedom, the women behind this lawsuit have joined a nationwide effort to utilize Jewish law in fighting abortion bans. However, some activists are uncomfortable with the prospect of using a religious freedom argument, typically cited by the Religious Right, to pursue leftist goals. (Image via Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has long upheld the principle of Stare Decisis, rarely overturning precedent. However, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization presents a new trend within the judiciary in which fundamental rights, not explicitly declared within the Constitution, are subject to legal reshaping. In the absence of precedent as a self-imposed check on the Court, rights deemed fundamental are in peril. (Image via The New Yorker)
Read MoreRoe v Wade has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Can prosecutors use discretion to protect the right to abortion?
Read MoreThis article overviews the upcoming Supreme Court Case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, investigating the constitutionality of Lori Smith’s declaration and intention to deny her services to same-sex couples.
Read MoreDespite United States citizens beginning to experience the effects of global warming, Congress still treats the issue of climate change as a bipartisan issue, as seen with the 2022 midterm election.
Read MoreThe Constitution guarantees counsel to indigent criminal defendants, but low-income individuals still suffer from a lack of access to effective civil counsel. By providing counsel in cases involving basic human needs, the government can promote the common good and reduce inequity in the American legal system.
Read MoreThis article examines two bills part of the global seed privatization effort and situates them in the context of global trade policies and corporate interests.
Read MoreWhile the Commerce Clause enumerates Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce, it has a lesser-known, dormant aspect that restricts states’ power over interstate commerce. By investigating precedent and an ongoing case within the pork industry, this article examines the Dormant Commerce Clause through both a historic and modern day lens.
Read MoreThe Landback movement, started in 2018, is the fight to return Indigenous Land stolen by European colonizers back to Indigenous people. Legal battles have and continue to take place across the nation—including in Charlestown, Rhode Island. (Image via Wikipedia)
Read MoreThere have been a record amount of anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed recently in the US. This article analyzes Louisiana SB44 as an example of state bans against transgender athletes and situates it in the national context.
Read MoreThe Chevron deference doctrine has defined administrative law for decades. A skeptical Supreme Court is eroding it through inconsistency and neglect.
Read MoreRecent lawsuits over stolen NFTs elicit a reevaluation of digital asset protections: must we create legal protections specifically for NFTs? (Image via The New Yorker)
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