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Korematsu and the Muslim Ban: The Legal Consequences of Unchecked Executive Power
In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested on a street corner in California. His crime was refusing to evacuate to an internment camp and...
Prison Reform in Utah: Setting A Reformative Model for the U.S. to Follow
The U.S. Prison population has grown staggeringly high, and its magnitude is not necessarily the reflection of the growth of an...
Stop-And-Frisk in Floyd v. The City of New York: How the Policy Unjustly Targets Minorities
On August 12th 2013, Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling in the New York Court of Appeals sparked controversy when finding that the New York...
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University: Questioning the Effects of Affirmative Action on
Last November, the Justice Department launched an investigation on Harvard University’s admissions decisions.[1] The investigation...
HSEC WINNER: The Inadequacy of Foster v. Chatman
The prevalence of racism in jury selections and deliberations is a legal issue that is often overlooked in favor of more prominent...
HSEC RUNNER-UP: Maryland v. King: DNA Sampling and the Fourth Amendment
In the 2013 case Maryland v. King, the Supreme Court held that taking DNA samples from people arrested for “serious offenses” did not...
HSEC RUNNER-UP: Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado: Eliminating Racial Inequities in the Justice System
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”[1] Racism in the justice system is unacceptable. It compromises democracy,...
A First Amendment Analysis: Can Prisons Ban The New Jim Crow?
As stated by Supreme Court Justice O’Connor, “Prison walls do not form a barrier separating prison inmates from the protections of the...
A Blank Space in Legal Jurisdiction: Are Profit-Driven Space Companies Liable for Violations of Inte
On January 16th, 2018, Administrator of the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund v. Beasse held that the defendant and owner of an...
Felon Disenfranchisement: The Legal Necessity to Enact Change in Florida
Out of all the states in the union, Florida maintains some of the most strict and unjust felon disenfranchisement laws. Felons who reside...
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