Author: deansr
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Affirmative Action’s Strict Scrutiny Revisited: Creating Meaningful Compelling Interests
By David Chau — The current national fabric of the United States is a colorful one. However, to reach that level of inclusivity, it took mass grievances demanding change and slow government acquiescence, creating a more equal, equitable representation in…
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Social Media Platforms as Publishers: Evaluating the First Amendment Basis for Content Moderation
By Jimmy Fraley — In recent years, many Republican politicians have become increasingly vocal about the content censorship imposed by social media companies. These Republicans are concerned that social media companies have taken actions to censor conservative speech and have…
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Temple University vs. Temple Graduate Student Union: A Violation of State and Federal Labor Statutes
By Sidney Singer — “As a result of your participation in the [Temple University Graduate Student Association] strike, your tuition remission has been removed for the spring semester. You now owe the full balance listed in TUpay, which is due…
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Emotional Support Animals: Regulations and Protection
By Jeannie Kim — Most people are familiar with service animals, as they accompany people to schools, malls, airports, and essentially all public places. What people are less accustomed to, however, are emotional support animals (ESAs). ESAs can range from…
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Justice Until Death: The Necessity of Swift and Good-Faithed Capital Punishment
By Justin Murdock — There are two factions when it comes to the debate over capital punishment: one believes it is legitimate retribution for heinous criminal acts, while the other believes it is the epitome of archaic punishments which violate…
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Electronic Surveillance, the Fourth Amendment, and the NYPD’s “Muslim Surveillance Program”
By Annie Akbar — In a letter to James Madison after the French Revolution had begun, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The earth belongs always to the living generation… Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19…
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Global Climate Change Litigation: A New Class of Litigation on the Rise
By Diya Kraybill — As climate change has come to the forefront of the public consciousness in recent years, we have seen increased global urgency and public awareness regarding this issue. This awareness has led to the advent of a…
