Tag Archives: Constitution

From Shield to Sword: Title VI Litigation and the Remaking of Civil Rights Law in the Post-Students for Fair Admissions Landscape

By: Laura Bea In recent months, the federal government has intensified its scrutiny of university diversity initiatives, launching a wave of civil rights investigations and lawsuits that have placed higher education at the center of a national debate over race, institutional autonomy, and federal funding. In its latest attempt to challenge diversity, equality, and inclusion […]

How Florida’s Proposed Vaccine Mandate Ban Reallocates Risk and Hollows out a Public Health Framework Through Executive Action

By: Jacqueline Havran Florida executive leaders are planning on becoming the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates. Framed as a victory for individual liberty and medical freedom,[1] the proposal is a dramatic departure from decades of public health policy and practice.[2] One may ask how can executive actors lawfully dismantle core public health protections […]

The Fourth Amendment Protects People, Not Places… How Far Does That Protection Go?: Analyzing The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision in Case v. Montana.

By: Steven Budman             “[T]he Fourth Amendment protects people, not places… .”[1] This quote from Justice Stewart’s opinion in Katz v. United States has been one of the most, if not the most, influential rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Fourth Amendment. Historically, the Court’s interpretation of the Fourth Amendment had been textual, […]

Reevaluating Cashless Bail: Balancing Public Safety and Pretrial Fairness in the Wake of Iryna’s Law

By: Taylor Allison Background The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”[1]  While the Constitution does not guarantee bail, it mandates that when bail is granted, it cannot be excessive.[2] A criminal defendant may be released on […]