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China, Russia, and the United Nations Human Rights Council
This article discusses the presence of human rights violators on the UNHCR and the threat they pose to its credibility

Kerry Grumka
May 7, 20213 min read


The Impact of Online Messaging Boards on the Stock Market: Is Legal Action Required?
This article discusses the GameStop stock trading events and their potential impact on US stock market regulations.

Grace Surgent
May 4, 20216 min read


Threat and Trade Partner: China’s Role in the UK Government’s Integrated Review 2021
The UK’s Integrated Review has revealed a new policy towards China, recognising the state as both a threat and a strategic ally.

Rebecca Holmes
May 2, 20213 min read


Legal News Roundup: April 2021
From Chauvin's guilty verdict to further vaccine disputes in the EU, read this month's top legal headlines

Claire Taylor
Apr 30, 20214 min read


The Future of American Elections: “For The People” or a Return to Jim Crow?
The “For The People Act” gives a glimpse into an uncertain future for American voters.

Caroline Sachdeva
Apr 18, 20214 min read


Reconciling Originalist Jurisprudence and the Commerce Clause
A discussion about how important commercial precedents can conform with the increasingly popular judicial philosophy of Originalism.
Blake Boehne
Apr 11, 20214 min read


Why Confederate Statues are a Source of Conflict
How do Confederate stautes embody different ideologies for Southern white and African Americans and how can this fuel conflict?

Siobhan Ali
Apr 2, 20217 min read


Legal News Roundup: March 2021
Here are the Legal News highlights from March 2021, ranging from vaccine conflicts and gun laws to the Suez canal and the new Alba Party.

Ben Alderton
Mar 30, 20214 min read


Building a New National Party in the United States
Taking a closer look at the Federal Election Commission, this article discusses how to register a new political party in the United States.

Anna Szekeres
Mar 16, 20215 min read


Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment
Donald Trump was impeached for the second time with the same result, exposing how the impeachment process is one of politics, not law.

Aiden L Campbell
Mar 5, 20215 min read


COVID-19 Spotlights the Need to Re-Evaluate American Relations with Cuba
US' sanctions towards Cuba inhibited the country’s COVID-19 response but recent economic reforms may suggest future shifts in policy

Graham Diack
Feb 26, 20213 min read


Gender and the Insanity Defense: The Case of Lisa Montgomery
Using the case of Lisa Montgomery, this article discusses the insanity defense and its gender-based injustices

Eleanore Hamilton
Feb 16, 20214 min read


Is the United States a Constitutional Republic?
US should be classified as a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy, for various reasons such as the original draft of the Constitution

Martin Duffy
Feb 12, 20215 min read


“Arbiters of Truth”: The (un)Reality of Social Media Platforms
Section 230 of the CDA allows social media platforms undue influence over political and social realities and requires urgent reform

Freya Evans
Feb 5, 20216 min read


The 25th Amendment: Shortening Trump’s Final Days
Trump’s incitement of an angry mob which stormed the US Capital sparked calls for invoking the 25th Amendment or impeachment

Marta Rich
Jan 24, 20214 min read


Bringing Back the Glass-Steagall Act: A Case for Banking Reform?
Examination of whether Congress should reintroduce the Glass-Steagall Act and if its repeal contributed to the 2007 financial crisis
Blake Boehne
Jan 22, 20214 min read


Is the Law a Salvageable Tool for Advancing the Feminist Agenda?
How has the law historically been used for women’s liberation and what modern conflicts between feminism and the law exist?

Marisa Turner
Jan 5, 20217 min read


Legislated Disenfranchisement: America’s Failure to Respect Indigenous Autonomy
Critique of US government’s disregard for indigenous legal autonomy to the detriment of indigenous groups’ civil rights and constitutional
Michael Tozzi, Anne Lipsett
Dec 15, 20209 min read


Roadblocks to Rights of Nature: Capitalist Ideology and Limits to Indigenous Input in the US
How dominance of capitalist ideologies in US rights regime are a roadblock to the Rights of Nature movement, compared to Ecuador and Bolivia

Lydia Peterson
Nov 27, 20205 min read


Uncharted Territory: Governmental Plans for Everything Except a Succession Crisis
The US government has no provisions to ensure effective leadership in the event of a national catastrophe, risking a succession crisis

Michael Tozzi
Oct 16, 20205 min read
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