Category: Legal Pulse

Costs, Campaigns, and Cruz: Implications of the Recent Supreme Court Case

Written By: Jamie McLennan IntroductionIn January 2022, the Supreme Court heard the case, Federal Election Committee v. Ted Cruz for Senate. Senator Ted Cruz challenged Section 304 of the Bipartisan… Read more »

Protests by Abortion Advocates at Justices’ Homes: Allowable Free Speech or Violation of Current Law?

Written By: Jeffrey Barker Earlier this month, Politico released a copy of Justice Alito’s draft opinion in the pending Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson. The draft ignited controversy not… Read more »

United States v. Moderna: Explaining the Side Effects of the Patent Battle over the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Written By Caitlin Grow Introduction             One of the key ways the world has combated the coronavirus has been through the use of vaccines. Specifically, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, now… Read more »

End of Affirmative Action? Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Potential Landmark Case in 2022-2023 Term

Written by Connor Ingerson Introduction On January 24th, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a challenge to the admissions policy of Harvard University as it pertains to affirmative… Read more »

Certification of Questions of Law: Who are the Right Defendants in Texas Heartbeat Act Suit?

Written by Rebecca Gonzon On January 17, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sent Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, the case challenging the constitutionality of Texas’s controversial abortion law (S.B…. Read more »