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Let’s Talk About It, Once and For All: Affirmative Action

By: Haneefah Saleem “There’s all kinds of Affirmative Action,” “There’s legacy, there’s the college athletes … Universities have a right and an interest in diversifying – the problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor kids, all of a sudden that’s ‘Affirmative Action’ and that’s a problem.[1] – Michelle Obama Since its adoption in […]

How the Supreme Court’s Review of Abortion Rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is Impacting Telemedicine

By: Bailey Pasho-Towns  The United States Supreme Court listened to arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on December 1, 2021, which will determine if the Supreme Court is going to overturn Roe v. Wade.[1] The Mississippi law under review makes most abortions illegal after fifteen weeks of pregnancy.[2] Lower courts found that the law was plainly unconstitutional under Roe, […]

The Emerging Legal Battle Against Race Correction in Health Assessments

By: Benjamin Trotto University of Miami alum and 2001 college football National Champion Najeh Davenport underwent a neurological evaluation on November 5, 2019.[1] The results of the exam would determine how much compensation Davenport was entitled to under the National Football League Concussion Settlement. According to Davenport, who retired in 2008 at the age of 29 […]

The Reality of Anti-Semitism in American Law

By: Hannah Lamberg The presence of antisemitism in both America and abroad continues to be prevalent and drenched in hatred of a united religion and cultural group of people. While several definitions of antisemitism exist, in the simplest terms, antisemitism is a “certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.”[1] This can […]