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Gutierrez v. Saenz: The right to reexamine
“[Gutierrez v. Saenz] imposes higher scrutiny on investigation and trial conduct, as well as gives hope to other inmates who are battling for their own exonerations.”
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How Much Power is TOO Much Power for the Executive Branch Concerning the Economy?
“In early 2025, two separate court cases arose, both aiming to address the constitutionality of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) and President Donald J. Trump’s use of Executive Order 14257 issued…
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Chiles V. Salazar: The Constitutionality of Bans on Minor Conversion Therapy
“With the possibility of the Minor Conversion Therapy Law being overturned, the possibility of a more general, unregulated industry in the mental health profession becomes a real threat [3].”
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Why Pennsylvania Must Pass Legislation to Raise the State Minimum Wage
“Pennsylvania’s stagnant minimum wage has left the Commonwealth economically uncompetitive and socially disadvantaged, as evidence shows that a minimum wage increase would improve worker earnings, reduce poverty and public assistance reliance, stimulate local economic growth,…
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The Insanity Defense and the Limits of Criminal Responsibility
“The insanity defense should be understood not as a loophole, but as a limited legal safeguard for defendants whose severe mental illness prevents true criminal responsibility.”
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Algorithmic Design and the Limits of Section 230 Immunity in Social Media Child Harm Cases
“This article argues that Section 230 should not extend to algorithmic design features that platforms themselves create, particularly when those features are intentionally engineered to increase user engagement in ways that can cause harm.”
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The Habeas Divide: Bowe v. United States and the Future of Federal Post-conviction Relief
“The decision of this case in favor of Bowe opens a wider discussion of differences between state and federal court systems in sentencing structure, as well as determining the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over…
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What Makes a Democracy: the Far-Reaching Implications of the SAVE Act
“[T]the SAVE America Act—since the SAVE Act has failed—stands to impose greater restrictions on the classification of citizen registration and voting, to the detriment of underprivileged communities especially, rather than its intended target of the…
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Instrumentalization of Migrants and the Selective Application of Human Rights Law: The Case of the Ongoing Crisis at the EU-Belarus Border
Belarus’s instrumentalization of migrants illustrates how the “EU’s commitments to its human rights values are ultimately conditional when perceived security is on the line.”
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Is the Iran War Triggering Another Inflationary Spike? How Will the Federal Reserve Respond?
Miles Sklare May 8, 2026 Just as the pattern of military conflict in the Gulf can be traced by the gradations in crude oil futures, could the US inflation rate also be predicted by the…
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