With a change in administration comes policy changes—no matter how drastic. It was no different when President Donald J. Trump got into office for a second non-consecutive term. Among the many fulfilled and unfulfilled promises he made to his voters was the promise to end DEI programs. Not long after being inaugurated, President Trump signed […]
Author: Peter Hnin
Peter is a contributing writer for the legal section. He is an undergraduate at the University of Michigan interested in constitutional law.
Climate Laws Threaten Your Property Rights. Here’s What Courts Think
Climate change is the culprit of unprecedented levels of powerful natural disasters. Each year, we hit a record high global temperature. To combat this, state governments have slowly introduced regulations to mitigate anthropogenic causes (e.g., Michigan S.B. 271). However, their actions must not conflict with our fundamental values of freedom and liberty. That is, in […]
The Case to Restrict Homeowners Associations
If someone acts, talks, and punishes you like a parent, are they your parent? What if they act like your parent with the consent of your actual parent? In American law, under the state action doctrine, if a private entity acts on behalf of a government entity, its actions are considered state actions and are […]