A Celebration of Progress in Black Judicial Success
This Black History Month, we had a lot to celebrate. Black Americans have accomplished feats that seemed impossible just 50 years ago....
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Chief Judge Garland: Flirting With What Could Have Been
2016 was a year of many surprises in the world of American politics. Several events shook the political landscape, even before Donald...
Case Review: Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, The “Habitual Drunkard” Case
The facts in Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, or the “Habitual Drunkard” Case, are straightforward; its concern with medical and legal...
Public Defense: More Harmful Than Helpful
The classic image of the public defender permeates pop culture: a young attorney fresh out of a mediocre law school or a fool, an empty...
As Gun Debate Lingers, A Review of Black American Gun Ownership
Philando Castile was shot in July of 2016 during a traffic stop by Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez. This routine stop lasted no...
Petitions Before the Court: Apple v. Pepper and Antitrust Litigation with Tech Companies
Each year, the Supreme Court receives approximately 10,000 petitions for writs of certiorari, but only grants about 80 writs of cert....
Is Undemocratic Judicial Selection Inherently Negative?
Judicial elections are deeply controversial in the legal world. The United States is one of only several countries -the only other...
State Mandated Speech?: The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra
On Monday, November 13, the Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari for the case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v....
The Status of Prisoner’s Rights Part II: Prison Labor
This past summer, California’s wildfires consumed national news. Residents of Southern California were forced to evacuate their homes to...
The State of Prisoner’s Rights Part I: The Constitutionality of Solitary Confinement
Kalief Browder’s story haunts New York City to this day. He was arrested at 16 years old for a crime he insisted he didn’t commit,...
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