What do Barack Obama and a five-time bank robber have in common? They both passed the Character and Fitness test to become lawyers. To verify their moral character as part of the Bar Exam, law school graduates must complete a 36-page questionnaire ab...
Picture a field peppered with wildflowers, tall grass swaying in the wind. A picnic blanket cradles plates of fresh fruit while friends frolic nearby. They collapse on the ground, exhausted but elated, savoring the joy of existing alongside one anoth...
Internment camps; raids in schools, hospitals, and churches; and a “small army” of private citizens—efforts are underway to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations of undocumented residents with the goal of remo...
In the 1976 case of United States. V. Martinez-Fuerte, the Supreme Court ruled that interior checkpoints did not violate the Fourth Amendment, which allowed the United States Border Patrol to establish interior checkpoints near the United States-Mex...
In the 1976 case of United States. V. Martinez-Fuerte, the Supreme Court ruled that interior checkpoints did not violate the Fourth Amendment, which allowed the United States Border Patrol to establish interior checkpoints near the United States-Mex...
A few days before the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump remarked that “it’s a very scary time for young men in America.” When asked if he had a similar message for women, he instead as...
A few days before the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump remarked that “it’s a very scary time for young men in America.” When asked if he had a similar message for women, he instead as...
A public showdown. Two empty chambers. A fortune at stake. It’s not a wild west movie—it’s the escalation of political tensions that defined the 2018 Farm Bill. Passed roughly every five years since the Dust Bowl, this omnibus piece of legislat...
A public showdown. Two empty chambers. A fortune at stake. It’s not a wild west movie—it’s the escalation of political tensions that defined the 2018 Farm Bill. Passed roughly every five years since the Dust Bowl, this omnibus piece of legislat...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
The 2018 Mexican Federal Election proved to be a critical juncture for Mexico, as the left-wing candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known as AMLO), secured a historic win with his left-wing coalition “MORENA” (The National Regeneration Moveme...
The 2018 Mexican Federal Election proved to be a critical juncture for Mexico, as the left-wing candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known as AMLO), secured a historic win with his left-wing coalition “MORENA” (The National Regeneration Moveme...
As 2020 approaches, demographers studying the US electorate have identified a significant development since 2016: the coming of age of the “Post-Millennial” generation. Often referred to as “Generation Z,” this group is comprised of young...
As 2020 approaches, demographers studying the US electorate have identified a significant development since 2016: the coming of age of the “Post-Millennial” generation. Often referred to as “Generation Z,” this group is comprised of young...
Up to 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never eaten. At the same time, one in every eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. Though the nation celebrates itself as the “land of the plenty,” the United S...
Up to 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never eaten. At the same time, one in every eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. Though the nation celebrates itself as the “land of the plenty,” the United S...
In the age of 24-hour news cycles, media companies seek increasingly appalling and shocking images to captivate the attention of viewers. However, these companies’ objectives of publishing the most sensational footage come at a heavy price. It has ...
In the age of 24-hour news cycles, media companies seek increasingly appalling and shocking images to captivate the attention of viewers. However, these companies’ objectives of publishing the most sensational footage come at a heavy price. It has ...
For Elsie Herring, time spent outdoors is strictly determined by the industrial hog farm hidden just behind the trees that line her property. When the farm disperses hog waste across nearby fields, Herring has learned to avoid opening her window, sit...
For Elsie Herring, time spent outdoors is strictly determined by the industrial hog farm hidden just behind the trees that line her property. When the farm disperses hog waste across nearby fields, Herring has learned to avoid opening her window, sit...
On an April evening earlier this year, women wearing scarlet cloaks filed into the Rhode Island State House, oversized bonnets obscuring their faces. The costume was a nod to Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale, which depicts a dystopian ...
On an April evening earlier this year, women wearing scarlet cloaks filed into the Rhode Island State House, oversized bonnets obscuring their faces. The costume was a nod to Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale, which depicts a dystopian ...
In September 2017, the Supreme Court of California heard a case from Peter Arellano, a Los Angeles local who was legally barred from standing with his family in his own front yard. Since the height of gang violence in the 1980s, California has served...
In September 2017, the Supreme Court of California heard a case from Peter Arellano, a Los Angeles local who was legally barred from standing with his family in his own front yard. Since the height of gang violence in the 1980s, California has served...
Hours after becoming the Harvard Law Review’s first Black president, a young Barack Obama was presented with more good news: Abner Mikva, an associate judge on the powerful and influential DC Circuit Court of Appeals, was offering the first-year la...
Hours after becoming the Harvard Law Review’s first Black president, a young Barack Obama was presented with more good news: Abner Mikva, an associate judge on the powerful and influential DC Circuit Court of Appeals, was offering the first-year la...