Affirmative Action in Action: Overhaul of the Fire Department of New York Hiring Practices
Almost 200 white firefighters rallied outside the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York earlier this month to face Judge […]
Constitutional & Public Law
Marriage Impossible: The Problems with Contracts for Marriage
Four years after splitting from actress Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise supposedly approached several actresses with an offer for a five-year
Attack on the Big Top
On July 8, 2012, United States District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued an 87-page opinion giving Feld Entertainment Inc. (“FEI”),
Clearance and the Need to Know: Potential Legal Action against Navy SEAL Team 6 Member
On May 2, 2011, United States Navy SEAL Team Six completed a decade-long mission: they killed Osama Bin Laden, Al
A Safety Dance: The School Violence Protection Act and Electronic Communication
This article is part of a series addressing cyberbullying and related issues. The previous installment can be found in The
The Sex Offender Registry: Aiming to Serve the Public or Only Please the Public?
Getting one’s name removed from the sex offender registry list can be a daunting and tedious process in some states.
Bowman v. Monsanto Co.: A real-life David v. Goliath with Significant Patent Implications [Updated]
Updated May 16, 2013: The Supreme Court unanimously decided in favor of Monsanto in an opinion (pdf) published on May 13, 2013 and authored
Wake County Schools and the Search for a “Sound Basic Education”
In September of 2010, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) was served with a complaint filed by the National
Outside the Protected Class? Associative Discrimination Theory in Title VII
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act aims to prevent employers from discriminating against an employee based on his
Absent Due Process, Lance Armstrong Ends His Fight With the USADA
On June 12, 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) notified Lance Armstrong that it had opened a formal action against
Hot For Teacher: Gender Bias in Sentencing of Teachers that have Sex with Their Students
A female teacher from Texas was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of having sex with five
The Empire State Building Shooting: Crisis Averted or Excessive Action?
As shots rang out in the streets of New York on the morning of August 24, it seemed as though
Taxpayers to Provide Gender Reassignment Surgery for Inmate
It is questionable whether the common taxpayer would be comfortable with footing the bill for an inmate’s gender reassignment surgery.
Giving Juveniles Another Chance: The Present and Potential Retroactive Impact of Miller v. Alabama
In June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles convicted of murder are
Cheerleading Is Not a Sport (for Now at Least)
According to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, competitive cheerleading cannot be considered a varsity sport for purposes