By: Amanda Sklar Published On: February 1, 2024 With extensive Shein hauls being in vogue, it is not terribly surprising that the fashion industry is one of the largest polluters.  Producing 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions, drying up water sources, and resulting in 85% of textiles ending up in landfills each year[1], the fashion industry’s…

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By: Sam Disario Published On: January 25, 2024 Transgender Americans, in their fight for equality, have faced an onslaught of attacks. In 2023 alone, 576 anti-transgender bills have been brought in 49 states. Of these 576 bills, 83 have passed.[1]  These anti-transgender bills cover various areas, including healthcare, legal recognition, and education.[2]  One of the…

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By: Charlie Chung Published on: January 25, 2024 In 2017, quoting then-President Donald Trump, the White House criticized how the expansion of the liberal economic system has failed to liberalize the economic and political practices of those countries that refuse to recognize the economic and political values of global institutions.[1]  The crux of this criticism…

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By: Sienna Roberts Published on: January 25, 2024 Many 1L students across the country learned about the case State v. Norman.  What they didn’t learn are the horrors Judy Norman faced throughout her twenty-five-year marriage to John Thomas Norman.[1]  On June 12, 1985, feeling as though the horrors would never end, Judy Norman shot and…

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By: Jordan Sciascia Published On: November 20, 2023 Rent stabilization policies are in place across many states and localities.[1]  These laws cap the rent of a particular unit under the terms of a lease and place other restrictions on landlords.[2]  The rent stabilization laws (“RSL”) in New York requires both that landlords adhere to a…

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By: Danielle Sumner Published On: November 17, 2023 Section 505 of the Bankruptcy Code is a broad provision granting bankruptcy courts discretionary authority to determine tax liabilities of debtors, a power traditionally reserved for Tax Courts.[1] Meanwhile, Section 6015(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code permits individual taxpayers requesting innocent spouse relief to, “in addition to…

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By: Alexis Boyd Published on: October 18, 2023 The Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) is a labor union specifically devoted to organizing incarcerated people across United States and parts of the United Kingdom.[1] IWOC’s main goals are the repeal of the Thirteenth Amendment’s exception to slavery, the closing of all state, federal, and private jails…

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By: Esther Davila Published On: June 10, 2023 During his 1992 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton told his supporters, “‘Welfare should be a second chance, not a way of life . . . . [W]e’re going to put an end to welfare as we know it.’”[1] Four years later, his campaign promise became a reality when…

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By: Matison Miller Published on: May 4, 2023 Gender biases are deeply ingrained in American society, limiting women’s career options.[1] Educational institutions, employment opportunities, and familial structures reinforce gender stereotypes and impose reductionist assumptions about the characteristics and roles of men and women.[2] Despite decades of work to close the employment gap between men and…

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