Author Archives: Andrew Green

How Legal Formalism, Cancel Culture, and Mob Mentality All Play a Role in the Death of Critical Thinking in Law

By: Aesha Soni Critical thinking is the cornerstone of legal education. Critical thinking requires a heterogeneity of ideas which arise from the diverse experiences that individuals have lived through to provide contextual lens through which law can effectively evaluate issues. However, the rise of Cancel Culture and the influence of Legal Formalism erodes diversity of thought in the legal […]

Conflict In Israel

By: Aaron Gluck On the morning of October 7th in Israel, during the Jewish Sabbath and a major holiday, Hamas began a surprise attack from the Gaza Strip firing thousands of rockets, murdering innocent civilians, capturing hostages, and causing the escalation of an already dire situation in Gaza.[1] This led to the condemnation of the […]

Florida’s New Foreign Principles Act—A Modern-Day Alien Land Law

By: Anna Irving In July 2023, Governor DeSantis approved the Foreign Principles Act[1] (the “Act”), which prohibits foreign principals from owning or acquiring farmland and certain real property in Florida.[i] For purposes of the statute, foreign principals are individuals who are not citizens or residents of the United States and are domiciled in a “foreign […]

Demolishing Black History: Miami’s Historic Preservation Failure

By: Justin Alexander From cities’ earliest preservation impulses[1] to Congress’ passage of the National Historic Preservation Act almost sixty years ago,[2] historic preservation laws recognize thousands of landmarks[3] and provide needed financing and incentives to upkeep and restore them.[4] But the historic preservation engine which local, state, and federal laws have constructed turns on what […]