NRA Fails at Challenging Seattle Firearms Tax
Seattle successfully passes a tax on firearm sales within its City limits despite NRA’s efforts to block the tax.
Constitutional & Public Law
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.
Disney Sued Over its Ride Access Policy for Disabled Park Patrons
Disney theme parks have been sued over their Disability Access Service Card system for not sufficiently accommodating autistic patrons as a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but Disney has responded that it is only required to make one policy to cover disabled patrons as a whole, not on a case-by-case basis.
A better No Child Left Behind or another empty promise to our disadvantaged students?
President Obama signs new bill on December 10, 2015 that replaces the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act.
The complement of controversy: free speech
University “safe spaces” create a new conversation about free speech
“You shall not pass” – The ongoing debate of deportation in the United States
With the Fifth Circuit’s decision to not halt deportation of immigrants and the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, France, there is a nationwide debate regarding immigration, national security, and allowing refugees inside the United States.
Supreme Court Agrees to Review the Employer Contraception Opt-Out Option
After the Eighth Circuit refused to deny the argument that the opt-out option to the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act violated employers’ religious freedoms, the Supreme Court agreed to take on and consolidate seven cases regarding this issue to hopefully give proper guidance on whether the opt-out accommodation violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Police officers in public schools: Are they the main contributors in the “school-to-prison pipeline?”
Police officers who work inside the public school systems across the nation lack the training to work with children, and therefore, contribute to the influx of students being pushed into the “school-to-prison pipeline.”
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.
Not knowing where to go when you have to go
The Obama administration is voicing its support for Gavin Grimm, a sixteen-year-old transgender boy who was recently told by a federal judge that he is not allowed to use the boy’s bathroom.
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.”
The University of California at Berkeley’s Critical Mass Policy: Racial Inclusion or Segregation?
Questions surround the implementation of a new “critical mass” system at the University of California at Berkley’s Law School that left some first-year sections without any black students.
What Would the Founding Fathers Do: Confederate Flag Controversy
The South Carolina Confederate flag controversy through a jurisprudence lens.
Concealed carry on campus: the threat or the solution?
With the rise in on-campus shootings across the United States, many colleges are changing their laws to allow students and faculty to carry guns on campus.