North Carolina is not new to the voter suppression scene. From “surgically” excluding African-American voters to attempting to steal an election, the state that Duke University calls home has repeatedly tried to reduce access to voting in a drive to re ...
Savanna’s Act: A Victory for Indigenous Communities
Murder is the third-leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women, and rates of violence on reservations are around ten times higher than the national average. In 2016, there were 5,712 reports of missing American Indian and Alaska ...
Increasing Demands For Reform of Social Media Liability Law
Summary: In May of 2020, President Trump issued an executive order to reform Section 230 - a crucial part of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that provided liability protection for internet companies and granted them the right to moderate their sites ...
United States v. Robert Boling, Jr. et al – Assessing Federal Action To Address Elder Fraud
Facts of the Case United States of America v. Robert Boling Jr., et al. details the indictment of five individuals for the perpetration of a multifaceted identity-theft and fraud scheme targeting thousands of United States veterans and service members be ...
Be Careful With What You Say About The President: The Philippines’ New Terror Bill
What is the Anti-Terrorism Act? In early 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 was introduced in the Philippines as a replacement to the 2007 Human Security Act. The Act includes a broad definition of terrorism, including acts “to provoke or influence ...