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Funding Churches after Hurricane Harvey: A First Amendment Analysis
Starting on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey pummeled through the south-eastern region of Texas. Those who were displaced flocked to...


Taking a Knee For First Amendment Rights: Free Speech Precedent for NFL Players
Athletes of the National Football League have recently displayed a strong sense of solidarity in combating police brutality by linking...


Technological Self-Incrimination: The Precedent of Biometric Unlocking
In September 2013, Apple unveiled Touch ID: a mechanism that allows a user to unlock his or her iPhone using a fingerprint.[1] Since the...


Campaign Finance in the Past 40 Years: An Overview
On April 2nd, 2014 the Supreme Court handed down a decision that was met with reactions ranging from support to disinterest to deeply...


IN LOCO PARENTIS: THE ROLE SCHOOLS MUST PLAY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Since its inception, America has embraced the idea of equality of opportunity; one vital way to uphold this fundamental ideal is to...


NYPD SURVEILLANCE: A CALL TO STOP UNLAWFULLY MONITORING MUSLIMS
Since the 9/11 attacks and the recent election of Donald Trump, there has been a severe rise of anti-Muslim sentiment across the United...


DANGEROUS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS: THE NEED FOR FDA REGULATION
Dietary supplements are a 32 billion dollar industry in the United States, with half of all Americans taking some form of supplement...


PROTECT YOUR DNA: UNRAVELING OF PRIVACY IN GENETIC TESTING
Since 2007, DNA-analyzing company 23andme has sold over 2 million of its genetic tests worldwide. For 199 dollars, customers send a vial...


U.S. MASS SURVEILLANCE: STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN SECURITY AND LIBERTY
In the current War on Terror, American liberties are continually unjustly forsaken. The struggle between ensuring public safety and...


ON AMAZON’S ENTRANCE INTO THE GROCERY BUSINESS—A LEGAL ANALYSIS
On June 16th, 2017, Amazon Inc. announced its $13.4B purchase of Whole Foods. Should the deal be approved by Whole Foods shareholders, it...
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