Quebec’s New and Problematic Religious Neutrality Law
On October 17, 2017, the National Assembly of Quebec passed the State Religious Neutrality Law with a vote of 66-51. The law dictates...
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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 US Flag Code: Hypocrisy on Both Sides
Americans are divided on what it means to be patriotic. This debate is apparent in the recent controversy surrounding NFL players...
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,...
On DC’s Right to Die Resolution
Background Over the summer, the District of Columbia Council voted 11-2 in favor of the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. The...
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...
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...
Environmental Justice in Houston: Not All Disasters Are Natural
Born and raised in Houston, watching Hurricane Harvey rip through my city and devastate millions of homes was heart-wrenching. Family...
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...
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