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Religious Hate Crimes Are Strikingly Prevalent In The United States

November 19, 2020
by Allison Kunstler with No Comment US Law

Introduction The ADL, or Anti-Defamation League, was founded in 1913 to combat the escalating anti-Semitic sentiment in the United States. Its main purpose is to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and secure justice and fair treatment to all. . .” Yet, in the first half of 2019 alone the ...

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Lawsuits Filed Amid Changes to H-1B Visa Program

November 15, 2020
by Natalia Nunez with No Comment US Law

Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Labor in response to new rules tightening the applicant pool and available opportunities of the H-1B visa program. Among those filing lawsuits are universities, advocacy groups, and firms, particularly in the technology industry.  H-1 ...

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Successful ballot initiatives condemning the War on Drugs provide hope, but we need more.

November 12, 2020
by Jonah Perrin with No Comment US Law

Election results continue to pour in, and while we do not know about several races across the nation, there is one loser for sure: the “War on Drugs.” Connecting drug abuse to carceral punishment has long been the policy of the United States, but propositions, laws, referenda, and initiatives acros ...

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Last-minute Election Laws Disenfranchise Countless Voters

October 26, 2020
by Jonah Perrin with No Comment US Law

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 reduce turnout. With just one week until the el ...

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Savanna’s Act: A Victory for Indigenous Communities

October 24, 2020
by Natalia Nunez with No Comment US Law

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 Native women and girls, but despite the enor ...

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Increasing Demands For Reform of Social Media Liability Law

October 24, 2020
by Ellen Wang with No Comment US 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 as they saw fit. While both Democrats and Re ...

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Breaking Down Income Discrimination in the Housing Voucher Program

March 4, 2020
by Noah Charlick with No Comment US Law

How Housing Vouchers Work  The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program, provides rental assistance to low-income Americans. In 2018, the program provided more than 2.2 million households and 5 million people with rental assistance.  Vouchers help mak ...

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California Regulators Approve Wildfire Fund

March 2, 2020
by Ellen Wang with No Comment US Law

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the largest utility company in the country, has been held responsible for multiple wildfires over the past few years. These fires have burned tens of thousands of acres of land, destroyed thousands of homes and structures, and killed tens of thousands of people ...

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Trump Administration’s “Conscience Protection Rule” Struck Down By Federal Judge

November 25, 2019
by Noah Charlick with No Comment US Law

The Introduction of the “Conscience Protection Rule” In early May, the Trump administration announced the finalization of a new “Conscience Protection Rule” to bolster protections for religious health care providers. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sought to strengt ...

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Who Pays for Elections?: The Court Cases that Changed Campaign Finance

November 25, 2019
by Lucy Callard with No Comment US Law

With less than 365 days until the 2020 Presidential and Congressional elections, campaigning for the next president and congress of the United States is in full swing. As Democratic candidates slam super-PACs, who are unrestricted in their ability to raise and spend money, and “dark money” on the de ...

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