The ongoing battle surrounding voter ID laws heats up, with elections just around the corner
With the upcoming election, issues surrounding potentially discriminatory voter ID laws will inevitably end up in front of the Supreme Court [...]
Editor’s Choice
Five articles chosen to be highlighted by our editor.
The textbook case of highway robbery.
How the ever-growing cost of textbooks is impacting education in the United States and the scheme employed by book publishers to keep their pockets lined with cash. [...]
Aggressive Debt Collectors? New Proposal to put a stop to abusive practices.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking steps to increase protection for debtors. [...]
Police killings – the other side of the story
Why black Americans are genuinely afraid of police presence, and the tactics employed by law enforcement officers that perpetuate these feelings of fear. [...]
To shoot, or not to shoot? That is the ultimate question.
Deadly force is not an option that police officers may use on a whim. It is governed by several layers of policy and precedent. [...]
Income inequality in 2016: Women and minorities struggle to be treated equally
Even with the Equal Pay Act, women and minorities are still being paid substantially less than their male counterparts in the workplace. [...]
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. [...]
Protecting the door without fencing it in
As the EU struggles to recover from the recent terrorist attacks, while simultaneously trying to address the continued influx of refugees, the fate of the Schengen Zone as well as those seeking asylum hangs in the balance. [...]
The Benefits of “Banning the Box”
Finding post-release employment for ex-offenders is extremely difficult, but it may be getting easier, thanks to President Obama’s “ban the box” initiative. [...]
How do you say no when you cannot say no?
When it comes to refugees seeking asylum in the European Union (“EU”), it is not as easy as “just saying no.” Legally speaking, human rights trump all, regardless of the cost. This has created a Catch-22 that is testing the mettle of the twenty-eight member states. [...]
Refugee Status for Fear of Being Killed by Police Based on Race: U.S. Citizen Seeks Asylum in Canada
A United States citizen applying for refugee status in Canada based on fear for his life due to his race hopes to be one of the very few refugee applicants who is granted refugee status. Whether his application will be granted will be determined on whether his fear is “well-founded.” [...]
Lawsuit straight out of Compton schools: does trauma equal disability?
Federal district court rules that students who experience traumatic events while growing up could be considered disabled. [...]
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. [...]
Planned Parenthood continues to receive federal funding despite GOP’s continued attacks
Despite the fact that Planned Parenthood is prohibited by law from receiving federal funding to provide abortion services, anti-abortion Republican lawmakers threatened to shut down the federal government in order to defund the organization, which provides a variety of necessary health care services for women who are unable to afford them otherwise. [...]
Will California’s Fair Pay Act make equal pay for women a reality?
Citizens of California are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign Senate Bill 358, also known as the Fair Pay Act, into law to equalize pay between men and women. [...]
