Lev Kotler-Berkowitz

• Housing
• Law/Justice
• United States

In Rhode Island, 6,328 households were thrown into the eviction process over the past year. An eviction filing begins what is typically an arduous process for tenants: making early-morning court appearances, spending time away from work, navigating c...

• Education
• Health
• Health
• United States

Earlier this year, hundreds of families flocked to a newly opened playground and park in Waltham, Massachusetts. Children soared on the swings, flew down the slides, and competed in mini-golf – unaware of the land’s shamefully buried history. As ...

• Culture
• United States

The American sports world is inextricably intertwined with the political arena. Championship teams in the US’s four major sports leagues—Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), a...

• United States

Jury nullification—the power of a jury to deliver a not-guilty verdict despite the evidence suggesting otherwise—is a quirky and rarely used mechanism of the legal system. Despite its legality, judges rarely mention jury nullification in court, a...

• United States

“If the law says that any man, if he chooses, can enter a women’s restroom…and stay there, and he cannot be removed because he simply says at that moment he feels like a woman, you’re opening the door for predators.” This argument, offered ...