Our nation’s capital has a problem, and it’s about time we addressed it. Washington D.C. has seen historic levels of violent crime in 2023, and the city is set to break records for homicides, motor vehicle theft, and property crime. As of June 2023, halfway through the calendar year, the Metropolitan Police Department has reported…Continue Reading Washington D.C. has a crime problem. It lies in our youth.
Three Months, Two Landmark Ballot Issues, One State –Ohio’s Fall Votes Could Impact The Entire Country
Almost one year ago today, on June 22nd, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled against a woman’s constitutional right to abortion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. Their ruling overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and its reaffirming 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey –both…Continue Reading Three Months, Two Landmark Ballot Issues, One State –Ohio’s Fall Votes Could Impact The Entire Country
Biden’s Cluster Bomb Controversy
On July 7th, the White House announced that President Biden approved the transfer of cluster bombs to Ukraine, which disperse large numbers of tiny bomblets over wide areas. In doing so, the United States is helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, but there is a price to be paid. Concerns have been raised by human…Continue Reading Biden’s Cluster Bomb Controversy
The Dangers of a Colorblind Approach to Education in a Racialized Nation
The Dangers of a Colorblind Approach to Education in a Racialized Nation On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) released its decision against affirmative action in the case Students for Fair Admissions Inc (SFFA). v. President and the Fellows of Harvard. The legal question of the case: if Harvard College’s consideration of race within…Continue Reading The Dangers of a Colorblind Approach to Education in a Racialized Nation
Political Power Play in Wisconsin: Governor Evers’ Protects Public School Funding
Madison, Wisconsin– On July 5, Governor Evers held a signing ceremony for the 2023-2025 Wisconsin State Budget. Using his veto authority, Governor Evers made a clever move to ensure increased funding for public schools for the next 400 years by vetoing numbers pertaining to the end date of the clause. When he signed the…Continue Reading Political Power Play in Wisconsin: Governor Evers’ Protects Public School Funding
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Endure the Aftermath of Merger Announcement
Golfers, fans, and antitrust lawyers alike were on edge this week. All anxiously awaited Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The two competitors have a history of fierce disagreement, drawing intense scrutiny to their surprising deal. The PGA Tour The PGA Tour, officially founded in 1968, is an…Continue Reading PGA Tour and LIV Golf Endure the Aftermath of Merger Announcement
President Biden Makes Controversial Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia’s Vladimir Putin decided to send troops into Ukraine. In the time since this initial invasion, many lives have been lost on both sides. Since the early 1990s, Ukraine has aligned itself with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other Western allies. At the Brussels Summit in June…Continue Reading President Biden Makes Controversial Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
Supreme Court Strikes Down Notion of Supreme State Legislatures
The decision made in Moore v Harper on June 27th, as with many other Supreme Court decisions, will send reverberations throughout America. In the 6 to 3 decision, the court decided that state legislatures do not have unchecked power in orchestrating and overseeing elections in their states. The ruling dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory,…Continue Reading Supreme Court Strikes Down Notion of Supreme State Legislatures
Republican Majority at Risk: U.S. Supreme Court Sustains Challenges to Louisiana’s 2020 Congressional Maps
WASHINGTON D.C. – In a major blow to Republicans’ already slim majority, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit must hear legal challenges against Louisiana’s congressional district map. This crucial decision comes just a few weeks after Alabama’s district map suffered a similar fate in…Continue Reading Republican Majority at Risk: U.S. Supreme Court Sustains Challenges to Louisiana’s 2020 Congressional Maps
Slavery In Louisiana Lives On
On June 5, 2023, Louisiana’s Senate killed House Bill 211 that would have allowed voters to decide whether to ban slavery in the state Constitution. Four other states have recently proposed legislation similar to this one, and each of them passed; however, in Louisiana, this idea had not only been disregarded once, but it has…Continue Reading Slavery In Louisiana Lives On