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Puff, Puff, Pass: Is Medical Marijuana A Step Towards Legalization?

BY KEMI IJITIMEHIN –  The legalization of Marijuana, the new age’s Prohibition or a fight for America’s morality?  A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution allowing the use of medical marijuana by those with debilitating, life threatening diseases sparked nationwide debate.  Although the amendment fell short of the 60% needed for a constitutional amendment, many […]

Kaci Hickox Ebola Virus Quarantine Raises Constitutional Issues

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 […]

Obama Administration Offers $9 million in Legal Aid to Represent Unaccompanied Minor Children

BY ELBY HERNANDEZ – The Obama administration recently offered $9 million in legal services to help represent unaccompanied minor children in deportation proceedings.1 This move comes after the administration placed these children in expedited deportation proceedings.2 These proceedings are placed on “rocket dockets”, which put the children’s cases on a fast-track to be quickly ruled on.3 About […]

Women and the Glass Ceiling in BigLaw

BY DANIEL HENTSCHEL – Over the past decade, the amount of women in the work field has increased dramatically. Most people would attribute this change to the evolution of culture in the US and the amount of media exposure the topic of “gender equality” has received. Though this is all good news and great for […]