The boundaries of boundless cell phone searches at the border
Are national security and public health concerns actually served by warrantless searches of cell phones at the border? [...]
Constitutional Law
Decidedly undecided: the Supreme Court’s silence in the shadows of Obergefell
In the confusing wake of the Supreme Court's controversial Obergefell decision, the Court refused to hear a challenge to a Mississippi act enabling certain persons and businesses to refuse to provide services to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs. [...]
A “vehicle” for ending circuit splits
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases to settle a split of authority concerning the warrantless search of automobiles. [...]
The Second Circuit rerolls the “Stone”
An appellate court has re–opened a defamation case against Rolling Stone concerning a 2014 article about campus rape, which may present some difficulties for the magazine owners’ ability to sell. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]