Constitutional LawFederal Trade CommissionFirst AmendmentHealth Care
September 26, 2025By Jordan Basit
The modern beauty industry occupies a curious position at the intersection of constitutional law, consumer protection, and gendered health risks. Advertising for cosmetics, whether glossy television spots or viral TikTok endorsements, enjoys robust protection under the First Amendment as commercial speech. Yet this protection often shields marketing for products later revealed to contain toxic ingredients […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFourteenth Amendment
February 17, 2025By Jordan Basit
The first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states: “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”[i] Birthright citizenship has been a cornerstone of American identity ever since the Fourteenth Amendment was […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedSupreme Court
October 17, 2024By Jordan Basit
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment serves as the most important words in the Constitution to ensure equality in the United States. However, there are two prominent interpretations of the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment: the Anti-Classification and the Anti-Subordination views.[i] The Anti-Classification view, currently employed by the Supreme Court, contends that any […]
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