Category Archives: Race & Social Justice Posts

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 […]

The Hollywood Strikes: A Modern Example of Successful Collective Bargaining

By: Madeline Wessell We like to imagine that healthy and stable working conditions were solidified in the 1990’s. Unfortunately, working hours regulation and minimum wage have not been enough. Finally, workers of the entertainment business had enough, striking for regulation of residual payments and artificial intelligence to stabilize an industry upended by the streaming revolution.[1].After […]

Holocaust Education Being Removed From Curricula

By: Jenna Skop For years, Florida Legislation had found it imperative to have Holocaust education in the school curriculum. In 2020, the Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill requiring Holocaust education in public schools.[i] Specifically, the Florida Senate Bill 1008 required instruction on the Holocaust. The bill required that annually, the Florida Department of Education […]