THE JACKSON WATER CRISIS and  Mobilization of Black Voters

 Nov 23, 2022 // Vivek Yarlagedda // Jackson Mississippi, Systemic Racism, and Underfunding
What is the Jackson Water Crisis and it's relation to systemic racism?

New York Gun Laws and the Second Amendment

October 22, 2022 // Pranay Shah // New York, Gun Regulation, Second Amendment 
What is the current state of New York Gun Legislation and the Supreme Court's Position?

Op-ED: The Freedom to Speak: is There a Fine Line to Expression? [En Française et Anglais]

November 27, 2021 // Yann Kull // Free Speech, Freedoms, Expression, Censorship
We've all heard of conspiracy theories like "platism" that are so absurd they sound hilarious. However, not all of them can be taken lightly...

Not Taking Deposition Summaries Seriously Is a Mistake

March 2, 2021 // Sheila LaCivita // Deposition, Summaries, Law Proceedings
​Both lawyers and paralegals know all too well about deposition summaries. If you don’t summarize a deposition, you won’t be able to narrow down a witness’s testimony into a definitive picture of the event..

​AN ABRIDGED GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF VOTING IN THE UNITED STATES, COHORT BY COHORt

October 9, 2020 // Shira Burns // Voting, The Right to Vote, Cohorts, POC, Women, Natives
The history of voting in the United States is quite a complicated one, with several acts and amendments being passed and ratified to help millions more vote, each time. In this abridged guide, we explore the history of vo ...

HOW ARE CAMPAIGNS FUNDED AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS?

October 8, 2020 // Johnathan Lam // Voting, Campaigns, Finances, PACs, Grassroots
During the election season we often hear different terms such as “super PAC money” or “grassroots campaign” being thrown around. These terms are used the most in debates, rallies, town halls, ads and other political ...

HOW THE USPS Can't Deliver Results because of A PANDEMIC, LOW FUNDING, AND U.S POLITICS

September 18, 2020 // Smriddhi Nair // USPS, Election, Mail-In Ballots
For centuries, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been a major unit in the transportation of mail and packages. Created on July 26th, ...

DOES THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HELP CONVICTS RETURN TO SOCIETY, OR RETURN TO PRISON ~ Recidivism

September 6, 2020 // Evan Borodin // Recidivism, Criminal Justice System, CJS
​“People should suffer the consequences for their mistakes and learn how to be a better person.” That’s the logic behind our entire justice system; if...

Troops, Protesters, and the Legal Inquiries Raised by the Two in Portland: How We Can Make Protests Safe For Both Sides

August 10, 2020 // Frankie Stavro // Portland, Protests, Safety, Rights
Protesters filled the streets July 4th in Portland regarding the death of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality. As they approached the city's courthouse however, so did a line of unmarked vehicles that ...

WHY IS THE JUSTICE SYSTEM SO ELUSIVE AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIX IT?

June 23, 2020 // Morgan Mwenda // Criminal Justice System, Justice, Brutality
Those who have kept in touch with the world through the media need no introduction to the unfortunate case of George Floyd, a 40-year-old African-American who fell victim to the brutal racism. The terrible act ...

A (REALLY) BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

April 25, 2020 // Tomoni Majarucon // Criminal Justice System, CJS, criminal law
The Federal Bureau of Investigation wrote in 2018 that there were over 10,000,000 arrests made in the United States for a variety of crimes, includi...

OP-ED: HAS TYRANNY AT THE STATE LEVEL SURFACED AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

April 21, 2020 // Joseph Mineo // Tyranny, Constitutionality, Federalism
Amidst the mandatory stay-at-home orders issued by most state governors during the COVID-19 pandemic, states are experiencing a rather large ...

​ELECTORAL BIAS: GERRYMANDERING AND ITS EFFECT ON CITIZEN REPRESENTATION

April 7, 2020 // Roshan Arokiaraj // Voting, Gerrymandering, Elections, Bias
The foundation of the American Dream is freedom. In the United States of America, we have the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the freedom to vote for whoever we like, in the intention of a democracy, where we have the...

IS MASS SURVEILLANCE ACTUALLY NECESSARY OR IS IT JUST INVADING OUR PRIVACY?

April 3, 2020 // Hriday Unadkat // Mass Surveillance, Cyber Operations, Cyberspace, Privacy
Since the first primitive internet technologies being developed by the early 1970s by the military, surveillance today has expanded, big-time. Let’s uncov...