Politics and privacy: The DOJ’s growing concern for online visitors
The Department of Justice is facing criticism surrounding its requests for information about online users opposed to the Trump administration. ...[Continue Reading]
Constitutional Law
Equal rights to wedding cake?
The Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether the First Amendment protects a baker’s decision to refuse to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. ...[Continue Reading]
The future of sports betting: Is PASPA a thing of the past?
During its next session, the Supreme Court will likely hear a case challenging the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act on anti-commandeering grounds. ...[Continue Reading]
To speak freely: the college campus debate
Amid the free speech crisis erupting on college campuses, North Carolina has passed a law to ban “free speech zones” in an effort to promote diversity of thought in its public universities. ...[Continue Reading]
KKK members travel to Virginia to put First Amendment to the test
The First Amendment’s right to free speech is under scrutiny yet again as political views clash in Charlottesville, Virginia. ...[Continue Reading]
First amendment right to facebook?—SCOTUS says yes
The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled unconstitutional an NC law that made it a felony for registered sex offenders to access social networks websites. ...[Continue Reading]
The continued institutionalization of the new Jim Crow
With the Supreme Court denying to review the decision that found the North Carolina legislature had discriminatory intent in passing its election law, what does this mean for the future of North Carolina’s elections?
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Drawing the I.Q. line for the death Penalty
An in depth look into the relationship between intellectual disabilities and the death penalty sentence. ...[Continue Reading]
Rules of evidence v. Constitutional protections: a battle of authorities
The Supreme Court carves out an exception to the validity of a jury verdict for racial bias in jury deliberations. ...[Continue Reading]
When bullets cross the border, should Constitutional protections follow?
Case concerning a cross-border shooting brings the possibility of extraterritorial application of the United States Constitution to the Supreme Court. ...[Continue Reading]
Understanding Kolbe v. Hogan and what it means for gun owners in the United States of America.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit seems to go against the U.S. Supreme Court in its latest gun related decision. ...[Continue Reading]
Transgender law—it’s more than just bathrooms
The Trump administration recently placed itself into the middle of the transgender law debate by rescinding previous federal guidance that allowed transgender students to use school bathrooms and changing facilities of their choice. Like most aspects of current transgender issues, the impact of the Trump administration’s decision has been widely debated. ...[Continue Reading]
A constitutional case of heartburn
Man charged with arson after his pacemaker turns him in. ...[Continue Reading]
Exercising your first amendment rights could get you fired, or worse…
A Fayetteville teacher is on paid leave and has received death threats after stomping on the American flag during a civics lesson. ...[Continue Reading]
