Constitutional LawFeaturedSupreme Court
April 8, 2026By April Sanchez
The Second Amendment consistently produces significant tension across a range of personal and societal relationships. Debate persists over whether firearm regulations should be tightened or loosened, and which approach can best achieve an appropriate balance between competing interests. However, this tension does not only exist at this most innate level. It also arises between states […]
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Constitutional LawCriminal LawFeaturedSixth Amendment
March 31, 2026By Crystal Couso
When a party alleges a witness has been tampered with, they invoke one of the justice system’s most critical procedural safeguards: the protection of witness testimony and the preservation of judicial integrity. The prosecution of rapper Jamell Demons, famously known as YNW Melly (“Melly”), has brought this concern to focus. In 2018, Melly was charged […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedSports LawStatutory Interpretation
March 5, 2026By Emilio De Armas
The Supreme Court’s recent consideration of state laws governing participation in girls’ school sports has surfaced a familiar but unresolved problem in federal antidiscrimination law. Although these disputes have attracted significant social and political attention, the cases before the Court center on a narrower legal question. They ask how Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFourth AmendmentImmigration
February 17, 2026By Leah Llobell
In recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcements (“ICE”) officers have become far more prevalent across the United States.[i] Media coverage routinely shows videos and photographs of immigration arrests and raids on businesses.[ii] This widespread coverage often prompts the same question amongst the public: why don’t ICE agents identify themselves? Although ICE agents frequently wear masks, […]
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