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Parisian Anger Rises With Pension Reform

March 25, 2023
by Polyna Uzun International Law

Heaps of trash and anger are growing rapidly on the streets of Paris which no longer look or smell like the City of Love. On March 16, 2023, the people of France reacted with uproar when President Emmanuel Macron passed unpopular pension reform using cont ...

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TikTok: Bans, Berman Amendments, and Regulation Practices

March 22, 2023
by Erin Yu with No Comment UncategorizedUS Law

In a nation divided, where even the most minor of issues seems to polarize, there seems to be one that invites near universal indignation and scrutiny from politicians of both parties: TikTok. The social media app, where users can make dance videos, has ...

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“Documentgate”

March 19, 2023
by Sherman Criner with No Comment US Law

On August 8, 2022, the FBI raided President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, sparking a chain reaction of similar investigations into the whereabouts of classified documents in the hands of elected officials. In the following we ...

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Dissimilarities Between Justices Scalia and Thomas: Part I

March 5, 2023
by Angikar Ghosal Case Law

Dissimilarities Between Scalia and Thomas In the post-Ronald Reagan era of the Supreme Court of the United States, two of the most preeminent jurists of conservative persuasion have been the Associate Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Scalia ...

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Allen v. Milligan

March 5, 2023
by Halle Wagner with No Comment Case Law

Drawing congressional maps is often a contentious process, and the recent undertaking in Alabama is no exception. Despite the 2020 census showing that the number of Black voters in the state increased by 3.4%, the number of majority-minority districts did ...

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Death by Firing Squad: Nance v. Ward

March 4, 2023
by Madeleine McLean Case Law

Background In 1993, Michael Wade Nance attempted to rob a bank and killed an innocent bystander in the process of fleeing the scene. In 1997, Nance’s case was held in trial court in which a jury convicted him of murder and sentenced him to the death pe ...

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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Prosecutorial Jurisdiction of Non-Indian Offenders on Indian Country

March 4, 2023
by Zander Pitrus Case Law

Facts: Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, whose crime induced jurisdictional uncertainty, was charged by the State of Oklahoma for child neglect and was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment. Castro-Huerta appealed his state-court sentence, and as this appea ...

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Hoke County Board of Education v. The State of North Carolina (2022): The right to a basic sound education

February 1, 2023
by Katie Heath with No Comment Case Law

Background/Facts of the Case: Hoke County Board of Education v. The State of North Carolina addresses the constitutional right of school children in North Carolina to have the opportunity to receive a “sound basic education” and whether the judicial br ...

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The Settlement of the Jingyao v. Richard Liu Lawsuit: A Triumph for China’s #MeToo Movement

January 21, 2023
by Rhiannon Camarillo International Law

The Jingyao v. Richard Liu civil lawsuit has garnered international attention as it reflects the problems facing the Chinese #MeToo Movement, which struggles to find its footing. The cases’ high-profile can also be attributed to its defendant Richard Liu, ...

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COP27 Climate Agreement: Small Wins and Major Setbacks

January 20, 2023
by Rhiannon Camarillo International Law

Adopted in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a treaty aimed at “ dangerous human interference with the climate system.” The treaty has since been ratified by 198 countries and outlines a universal agenda for clima ...

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