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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The near absolute enforcement of forum selection clauses and choice-of-law clauses in ticket agreements by America’s high courts creates a loophole for cruise lines to deny proper compensation to injured passengers. By binding passengers to bring suit in foreign courts, many of which limit the damages cruise lines are obligated to pay those injured due […]
The Michigan Innocence Clinic program is an organization that works to exonerate individuals who are wrongfully convicted of crimes. Additionally, the Innocence Clinic advocates for criminal justice reforms to prevent wrongful convictions in the future. Since the clinic does not use DNA evidence to absolve convicts, it takes on a more personal, yet objective approach […]
Disabled Americans are fighting for justice in Magee v. Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., a Fifth Circuit decision that has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1990, Congress, in the name of justice, passed the “Americans with Disabilities Act” (ADA), a labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on an individual’s disability. Twenty-five years […]
Sex offenders are arguing that the First Amendment shields them from being blocked from social media websites that children utilize. The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether the First Amendment, in fact, does this.
Is it constitutional to prohibit evidence that may prove that a juror is racist? The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado, which is about whether a no-impeachment rule constitutionally may bar evidence of racial bias offered to prove a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury. […]
