written by carly rolph A decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has narrowed a lower court’s nationwide ban on Trump administration rules exempting… Read more »
Written by Julia Gorski On November 19, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari to a 6th Amendment Confrontation Clause issue involving the use of a toxicology report… Read more »
Written By Christina E. Brule On October 26, 2018, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether the government is a “person” who may petition to institute… Read more »
written by Emily M. Welch With the monumental shift from physical to digital music consumption in recent years, an update on legislation addressing digital developments in music has become… Read more »
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 »