Flying Under the Radar: The Significance of Jennings v. Rodriguez
The first Monday of October began the Supreme Court’s term, with a docket that brings a variety of topics, some fresh and some rehashes...
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The Debasement of 42 USC §1983: Shielding Public Employees from Accountability
At the beginning of Reconstruction, a small band of Confederate veterans joined together and founded a fraternal organization they called...
The First Amendment in Charlottesville
Americans have always taken pride in their First Amendment rights. According to the Newseum’s State of the First Amendment study, two out...
Justice Kennedy: The Moderate in the Majority
Background 1987 proved to be a year of utter chaos in the United States Supreme Court. Similar to the situation that arose in 2015, an...
Human Rights: Can firms be held liable?
With the appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court finally returns to its full strength. Spectators predict the advent of...
Redrawing Districts and Redefining Precedent
Just a few weeks ago the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Brad Schimel, appealed a decision by the U.S. District Court of Western Wisconsin...
On the Road to Confirmation: Judge Gorsuch Before the Judiciary Committee
On the second day of hearings concerning his appointment to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch testified for over 10 hours on a wide...
Washington v. Trump Sparknotes
Background On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13769, also known as “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist...
Transgender Student Sues for Right to use Restroom
The controversy surrounding a student’s right to use restrooms that correspond to their gender identity will be decided by the...
Neil Gorsuch: Stepping into the Shoes of Justice Scalia
On January 31, 2017, President Trump announced that he would nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the...
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