BY: LAUREN GERAGHTY The family of Deven Guilford, the Michigan teen who was fatally shot on February 28, 2015, during a traffic stop, filed a complaint in federal court on October 14, 2015.[1] The complaint names the defendants as both Eaton County (the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred) and Sergeant John Frost.[2] It further […]
BY: JESSICA BRAUTIGAM Past the outskirts of the city, off an unmarked road, you reach the barbed wire fence line and guarded gate of the detention facility. Leaving your phone and personal belongings behind, you walk through the metal detector and into the lobby. After filling out forms at the guard desk, you are escorted […]
BY: CASSANDRA PIERRE On August 16, 2015, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stirred controversy when he announced his immigration policy.[1] Mr. Trump proposed amending the Constitution to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.[2] He argued that birthright citizenship “remains the biggest magnet for illegal immigration.”[3] Opponents of the new proposal reason that birthright […]
BY ERIN HOOVER – The Commerce Clause of the Constitution provides that Congress has the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several states.”[1] Thereby, federal government has the authority to impose a quarantine on people who enter and leave the United States and travel between states. This is codified in Section 361 […]
