Tag Archives: Social Justice

Digital Stop-and-Frisk: Wearable Technology and its Implications on the Fourth Amendment

By: Juliana Gorina Wearable technology has become ubiquitous, seamlessly integrating into daily life through devices like smartwatches, rings, and now even glasses. These tools make it effortless to monitor our health, document our routines, and capture the smallest details of our day. Yet this very convenience raises pressing concerns about the intersection of emerging technology […]

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz: Testing the Limits of 287(g)

By: Arianna Roque In August 2025, a federal district court judge momentarily halted operations at Florida’s controversial immigration facility following reports of environmental violations and concerns about damage to surrounding wetlands.[1] Nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the injunction was later stayed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[2] While the environmental debate initially captured the courts and […]

Dark Pleas and Faulty Forensics: The Role of Flawed DNA Evidence in Coerced Guilty Pleas

By: Sydney Perkins             Post-conviction proceedings reveal a striking asymmetry. While the introduction of scientifically invalid forensic evidence can easily secure a conviction, newly discovered evidence undermining that conviction rarely guarantees relief. Such evidence, rather than securing immediate exoneration, frequently becomes the basis for coercive prosecutorial bargaining.             Consider the following scenario: after spending nearly […]

Lord of the Banned: Florida’s First Amendment Challenge

By: Kimberly Castillo Slaughterhouse Five, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Kite Runner, Looking for Alaska, and The Color Purple have been among the titles removed from Florida public school libraries’ shelves.[1] In just one school year, book removals nearly doubled from around 300 titles in 2022-2023 to over 700 titles in 2023-2024.[2] […]