Planned Parenthood of Indiana filed suit against Indiana over new restrictions on abortion
Indiana becomes the next state to enact a law placing restrictions on abortions and Planned Parenthood reacts with a lawsuit. [...]
Debate
Operating on a late schedule: DEA considers re-scheduling marijuana
The possibility of a reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to another schedule has many concerned about what this change could mean for medical marijuana industries and businesses who currently sell regulated, legal marijuana. [...]
The politicizing of the U.S. Constitution: How politics have changed the supposed neutral branch of our government
Debates among political parties have erupted across the United States regarding President Obama’s United States Supreme Court Justice nomination, Chief Judge Merrick Garland. [...]
NC State legislators v. Charlotte City Council
The NC General Assembly knocks out the Charlotte City Council’s recent ordinance providing discrimination protections for the LGBT community, but the legislation does so much more. [...]
Get rich or high tryin’— Marijuana sales continue to bring in “high” revenues across the U.S.
The legalization of marijuana has produced pros and cons to dispensaries across the United States, including increased state revenue but high federal taxes. [...]
Strange Bedfellows: Apple, terrorists, the FBI, and really old law
The issue of whether Apple must provide the FBI with software needed to obtain data from the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers has entered the court system. [...]
Fixing a “broken system”—a step towards ending solitary confinement in prisons
President Obama announced a series of executive actions that included a ban on solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prison. [...]
Deporter-In-Chief: The Obama administration continues to deport thousands to the world’s most dangerous countries
To start the New Year, the Obama Administration has deported over one hundred immigrants back to their violent homeland countries in Central America. [...]
President Obama’s new directions to the ATF to clarify registration requirements for firearm sales
President Obama has announced 23 executive actions for gun control, but what will the actual effects of these actions be? [...]
The Mass Shooting Manifest
It seems like almost every day a person is killed by a mass shooting in the United States. The truth is there have been many shootings in this country and the next one is impossible to predict. Some say that wherever there are guns there will be killings. A gun is just like a knife and just like a bomb: something that can be used to do something terrible. Most sites that present statistics on recent mass shootings either slant the information for or against gun rights. The problem is [...]
President Obama’s new gun control actions, background checks, and the tightening of loopholes
What impacts with President Obama’s recent executive actions have on the current loopholes for purchasing a firearm in both federal and state law? [...]
Children should be creative, but maybe not if their name is Mohammed
Muslim teen gets arrested and suspended after bringing a clock to school; his father asserts Islamophobia for the reasoning behind drastic measures taken by the school and police. [...]
Undocumented Woman Arrested as She Waits to See Her Doctor for Painful Cyst
The arrest of undocumented Mexican citizen, Blanca Borrego, implicates HIPPA laws and the need for immigration reform. [...]
#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem
From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to most recently Sandra Bland; the United States has a serious policing problem. [...]
The Criminalization of Revenge Porn
With the expansive nature of the Internet, states need to move quickly to combat the harming effects of revenge porn. [...]
