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Forced Off His Land by a Frog
Edward Poitevent, a long-time Louisiana resident and proud business-owner, could not believe his ears when he was ordered to give up some...


Mandatory Million-Dollar Donations: Examining Cy Pres Settlements
In 2014, six institutions received approximately $5.3 million total for the purpose of educating the public on Internet privacy. [1] This...


Mitigation, Time, and the Immorality of Death
The death penalty is a widely contested form of punishment plaguing legal theorists, juries, and society as a whole today. Current death...


A Civil Responsibility for Representation
The advent of American justice, in criminal proceedings, is often tied to the constitutional guarantee of the attorney. Our 6th Amendment...


Child-Criminals: The Unclear Relationship between Children and the Justice System
It is estimated that in 2017, nearly 809,700 children under the age of 18 were arrested in the United States for crimes including...


Keystone XL in Court: The Tumultuous Journey of Changing Environmental Law
The Keystone Pipeline has been a politicized issue since the beginning of the Obama presidency and the many lawsuits that have come out...


Locked Away for Life: Juvenile Life Without Parole in the American Criminal Justice System
“They’re just looking at the crime. They don’t take into account how you grew up. They don’t take into account whether you had your...


The Role of the Judiciary in American Elections
Although the 2018 Midterm Elections were held on November 6, not every race was called by the end of the night. Some elections had...


The Constitutionality of Hate Speech: Why it is a Necessary Evil on College Campuses
On February 1, 2017, over 1,500 UC Berkeley students gathered at Sproul Plaza to protest the speech of the notorious conservative Milo...


Implications of Lochner v. New York
The Lochner Era, spanning almost three decades from 1905 to 1937, was one of the most distinctive periods of Supreme Court history. An...
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