By: Earvin Poon Traditionally, law students who wish to pursue a career focused on social justice would restrict their legal specialization in areas such as criminal or constitutional law. Areas such as science and technology are viewed as too business-focused, but these traditionally overlooked areas are the forefront of today’s social justice issues. No one... Continue Reading →

By:  Noah Gabrielsen Five years after Congress amended the Voting Rights Act to protect illiterate English speakers from literacy tests, it amended the law again, this time to protect language minority citizens with limited English proficiency (LEP).[1] Explicitly recognizing that “citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from participation in the electoral process,” section... Continue Reading →

By Zach Stern The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month in three cases to determine what “sex” is under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. All three cases – Bostock v. Clayton County Board of Commissioners, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC, U.S., and Altitude Express, Inc. v.... Continue Reading →

By: Nicolas Jesús Monarrez The phrase “kids will be kids” is thrown around colloquially without much thought. A teen gets in trouble at school for passing notes. Two toddlers fight over blocks until someone cries. That cliché applies to most children, but what do we say about a child who commits a crime? Is a... Continue Reading →

By: Annabelle Abel Abortion Rights in the Age of Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Gee, a Louisiana case asking the court to decide the legitimacy and legality of state mandated burdens on the professionals and... Continue Reading →

By: Jens Camp Note: When I use the term Tribes, I mean the indigenous nations which are currently considered federally-recognized Indian Tribes by the United States.  These Tribes are incredibly diverse—currently there are 573 federally recognized Tribes, each with their own unique cultures and systems of governance—so anything I express about them is intended to... Continue Reading →

By: Bryan Shapiro A private school, like a private business, enjoys a level of freedom that public entities do not. Private schools can be restrictive in admission; they can have more choice over the curriculum and what is generally allowed on campus. The big hook with the freedom private schools enjoy is that private schools... Continue Reading →

By: A.J. Privitt I.     Introduction The United States is one of the largest, wealthiest countries in the world[1]. In the United States, the average person spends $1,641 per year on their pets[2], $795 per year on coffee[3], and $2,827 per year on entertainment.[4] In contrast, around the world 40,000 children die every day due... Continue Reading →

By: Natalie Kilker The clock is ticking on meaningful climate change action. Earth’s land has already reached a critical warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, and should fossil fuel burning continue business-as-usual, the IPCC warns of the future consequences—and the ones that are already here.[1] From the increased frequency and intensity of heat-related events,... Continue Reading →