In January, Netanyahu’s right-wing Knesset majority introduced a legislative package that aims to disempower the Israeli Supreme Court, instead placing essentially unrestrained power in the hands of the legislature. In the months since, massive national and international outcry has highlighted the danger of this democratic backsliding and the intrinsic fragility of the Israeli Constitution. (Image via The Conversation)
Read MoreIn recent months, Congressmen have considered Supreme Court reform as a number of controversial events have called into question the ethics which Justices uphold.
Read MoreDeSantis wins in case against physician who declared he would not criminalize those that sought out abortions. Legal issue centers around the judges inability to overturn DeSantis’s suspension ruling, despite the judge’s claim that the suspension was unfair and a violation of the prosecutor's first amendment rights. (Image via NPR)
Read MoreAmerica’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)
Read MoreThe perception of the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court is widely contested amongst the international community—the metric for many being its ability to deter future mass atrocities. That said, we must consider if this metric is fair and whether the rhetoric of ICC representatives plays a role in its external image. (Image via HumanRightsWatch)
Read MoreThe U.S. maternal mortality rate is among the highest compared to other high-income countries, and the recent Dobbs decision only fortified the striking racial disparities fueling that number. With increasing polarization around female bodily autonomy and reproductive justice, when will the nation prioritize protecting mothers’ lives?
Read MoreThis article explores the recent blockbuster Google case and the repercussions of its eventual decision. This case will help to decide the future of content moderation for computer service providers. (Image via Pexels)
Read MoreWith the Fifth Circuit’s shocking ruling in US v. Rahimi, statutes protecting domestic violence victims become void and victims lie in peril.
Read MoreIn the aftermath of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, former Toronto Blue Jays’ pitcher Mike Bolsinger filed suit against the Astros for claiming that their illicit activity ended his MLB career. However, even Bolsinger recognizes the lack of merit in his case. (Image via NY Times)
Read MoreA temporary block has been placed on the Biden administration's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, preventing borrowers from being granted up to $20,000 in debt cancellation. Will these legal challenges from conservative states and corporations be the end of the loan forgiveness program?
Read MoreA fairly straightforward antitrust case, Axon v, FTC, could set the stage for further restrictions to be placed on the administrative state by the Supreme Court in accordance with recent trends. This article examines the antitrust foundations of the case as well as what sets it apart from the rest.
Read MoreBiden’s Inflation Reduction Act does little to address the titular issue. This oversight may have caused crucial losses in the midterm House races. (Image via Pexels)
Read MoreWhile the U.S. Constitution establishes various limits on the government, it does not guarantee specific rights to the people and imposes an affirmative authority for the government to protect individual rights. Is this justified, or should the government be held accountable in instances where its failure to act resulted in lives lost?
Read MoreA murderer challenging his capital punishment sentence is on his way to the Supreme Court this term. Public dangerousness, jury instruction, and misapplied precedent are all at play as John Montenegro Cruz seeks to seemingly cheat death.
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 1, passed in 2021, enacted several significant changes to Texas voting procedure. Several lawsuits have been filed in response to the controversial adjustments, forcing an evaluation of the legality and constitutionality of SB 1 and what its fate suggests about state-enacted voter identification laws across the United States. (Image via CNN)
Read MoreIn October, a lawsuit filed by Jewish women in Kentucky has proffered an unusual argument challenging the state’s restrictive abortion bans. Claiming an infringement on their religious freedom, the women behind this lawsuit have joined a nationwide effort to utilize Jewish law in fighting abortion bans. However, some activists are uncomfortable with the prospect of using a religious freedom argument, typically cited by the Religious Right, to pursue leftist goals. (Image via Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has long upheld the principle of Stare Decisis, rarely overturning precedent. However, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization presents a new trend within the judiciary in which fundamental rights, not explicitly declared within the Constitution, are subject to legal reshaping. In the absence of precedent as a self-imposed check on the Court, rights deemed fundamental are in peril. (Image via The New Yorker)
Read MoreRoe v Wade has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Can prosecutors use discretion to protect the right to abortion?
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