Constitutional LawDeath PenaltyFeaturedFlorida Statutes
March 15, 2024By Kaisha Ahye
Current Precedent On August 25, 2003, Patrick Kennedy was found guilty of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter and was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers in a Louisiana court.[i] Kennedy appealed. He argued that under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment because […]
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FeaturedFirst AmendmentPrivacy
November 15, 2023By Kaisha Ahye
In May 2023, the Florida Legislature passed the “Safety in Private Spaces Act.” The Safety in Private Spaces Act (“Act”) requires certain restrooms and changing facilities to be separated based on biological sex. This Act covers restrooms and changing facilities of correctional institutions, educational institutions, juvenile detention centers, and public buildings. Except for a […]
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FeaturedImmigration
March 22, 2023By Kaisha Ahye
It is widely known that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has been experiencing a backlog of pending applications. As of March 2022, USCIS has faced a backlog of 9.5 million applications.[i] Until 2019, applicants and their legal representatives were able to schedule in-person appointments at the local USCIS office to discuss any issues […]
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Constitutional LawFloridaImmigration
October 17, 2022By Kaisha Ahye
On September 14, 2022, 48 migrants, the majority of whom were Venezuelan nationals, boarded two privately chartered planes in Texas, destined for Massachusetts.[i] The migrants boarded the charter planes after a few locals had approached them and promised them employment opportunities, housing, and immigration assistance.[ii]Instead, they arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, an island located off the […]
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