By: Rachel Richman On February 7, 2019 the Supreme Court granted a stay of a Louisiana law, which would restrict abortion access, pending the timely filing of a writ of certiorari.[1]The law, Louisiana's Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, requires clinics providing abortions to have admitting privileges in a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic.[2]The petitioners... Continue Reading →

By: Nicole Martin In Gamble v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to overrule the separate sovereigns exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause. [1]  In United States v. Gamble, 694 Fed. Appx. 750 (2017), Terance Gamble “appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18... Continue Reading →

By: Caroline Witz 2018 was a good year for Rami Malek. Between his Emmy award-winning Mr. Robot and a starring role in the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which grossed over $800 million dollars, he stands to take home a pretty hefty paycheck. His identical twin Sami, a LA public schoolteacher, probably made about $74,000.... Continue Reading →

By: Samuel Turner During a case reviewing conference on January 11, 2019, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) reviewed a trio of cases addressing whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides protection from workplace discrimination to LGBTQ+ individuals.1SCOTUS had originally scheduled the trio’s review for a conference on January 4, but... Continue Reading →

By: Brian Garcia Education has empowered many of us to chart our own paths. Our mentors and teachers help guide us along the way. They help us reach for higher education, trade opportunities, and jobs.  Education, for many, serves as the key to what we aspire in our beholden American Dream. For some, it is... Continue Reading →

By: Nicole Sordello In 1994, Bill Clinton passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which is known for its contribution to mass incarceration.  While the crime bill played a role in the declining crime rates that took place after its enactment and looked at the time to be one of Bill Clinton’s greatest... Continue Reading →

By: Lila Mayson After being highly criticized by scientific and LGBT communities alike for over a decade, state legislatures have finally begun to take a critical eye at conversion therapy. Out of the fifty states in the U.S., a total of twenty have banned conversion therapy for minors in some capacity, with fourteen having statewide... Continue Reading →

By: Earvin Poon In the 21st century of employment law, social media is the new frontier. For employers, social media can be a blessing but also a curse; it serves as a new advertising medium but allows for readily accessible, public reviews. But for employees, social media may be the means to even the playing... Continue Reading →

By: Nicole Martin Excessive use of force by law enforcement against African Americans is a widespread issue across the nation. Similar results of police officers not being held accountable, have occurred with recent shootings and killings of unarmed African American men and women. However, recently, Officer Jason Van Dyke “was found guilty of second-degree murder”... Continue Reading →