WRITTEN BY JACQUELINE D. GREENBERG Background In 2014, the Students for Fair Admission group filed a lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged Harvard’s admissions process was discriminatory. This… Read more »
Written by Emily Green District Attorneys in New York state have banded together against a bill that would create a new oversight body intended to fight prosecutorial misconduct. The… Read more »
Written by Chris Billups On October 2, 2018, a Saudi journalist entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, but he has been missing since that day. Jamal Khashoggi’s… Read more »
written by Amy N. Walendziak On October 5, 2018, a Chicago jury convicted former police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald… Read more »
Written by Jenilyn M. Brhel On September 24, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a District Court order that required the Tennessee Valley… Read more »
Written by Collin M. Carr The California Penal Code states that “[n]o handgun or imitation handgun, or placard advertising the sale or transfer” of handguns “shall be displayed in… Read more »
Written by Tyler Sankes As Hurricane Florence continues its path along the eastern United States, a temporary law is in effect in North Carolina that aims to clean up… Read more »
Written By Nolan Kokkoris Background On September 6, 2018, prominent short-seller Andrew Left filed a class action complaint against Tesla, Inc. and its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk for… Read more »
written by Nicolette J. Zulli It is believed that by 1801, when John Marshall became Chief Justice, the Justices were in the habit of wearing black. Today, every federal… Read more »
Written By Stefani Joslin On Monday, June 18, the United States Supreme Court decided that it will hear arguments regarding allegations that Apple’s iPhone customers are paying high prices… Read more »