Facebook’s 2023 settlement was a landmark case in data privacy- and signals the necessity for government regulation of modern technology and social media. In the wake of rising polarization following the 2016 election, it is more important than ever to critically examine how we regulate data privacy.
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As part of the war on choice, conservatives in Texas, Louisiana, and Nebraska have proposed legislation that would abolish no-fault divorce. Across America, right-wingers and men’s rights activists have been galvanized by Dobbs and are beginning to hone in on divorce as a threat to tradition and family.
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America has historically invalidated the testimony of women– even women testifying against their murderers from their deathbeds. Court opinions Seifert v. State, State v. Long, State v. Keller, and Winfrey v. State allow insight into the justice system’s treatment of women and demand a reevaluation of contemporary protections.
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Freedom of speech has long been one of the hallmarks of American democracy, but the exact limits of which sort of speech is protected (and where) has an equally tenured history of contention. The freedom of speech has been controlled and analyzed in public school environments, and has most recently been expanded under the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. The Court’s ruling has widespread implications for the freedom of speech of minors and in public settings as social media continues to grow.
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America’s acceptance of queerness has been tenuous at best— with a controversial and storied history that is surprisingly recent. Numerous Supreme Court opinions like Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), Lawrence v. Texas (2003) and others speak to the fact that America’s case history reveals a considerably more controversial narrative than public opinion has represented. (Image via unsplash)
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The overturning of Roe in the controversial Dobbs opinion sparked outrage and calls to reform the Supreme Court as an institution. Dobbs reduces the right to female autonomy and reproductive freedom—and an emboldened conservatism in the Supreme Court has thrown into question the future of privacy protections in Loving and Obergefell.
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