The Voting Rights Act Turns 50 Laura E. Cress August 2015 marked the golden anniversary of a piece of civil rights legislation that is largely considered the most successful ever adopted by the United States Congress—the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Introduction to Federal Voting Rights Laws, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, http://www.justice.gov/crt/introduction-federal-voting-rights-laws-1 (last visitedContinue reading “The Voting Rights Act Turns 50”
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Maryland Court of Appeals Holds That Sustained Complaints Against Police Shielded From Public Disclosure
Access to Governmental Records – Maryland Court of Appeals Holds That Sustained Complaints Against Police Shielded From Public Disclosure – State Police v. Dashiell, 117 A.3d 1 (Md. 2015) Ben Weathers* Following a spate of highly publicized killings of unarmed African American men at the hands of police officers over the past year, relationships amongContinue reading “Maryland Court of Appeals Holds That Sustained Complaints Against Police Shielded From Public Disclosure”
FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment
FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment Christopher Burns* Members of the Hells Angels, Latin Kings, and the Gambino crime family were all prosecuted in Federal Court under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). RICO, enacted in 1970, was drafted with the intention to take down various mafia organizations and crime syndicates located domestically byContinue reading “FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment”
States Taking Stance Against The Use Of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy On Minors
Growing Trend of States Taking Legal Stance Against the Use of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy on Minors Elizabeth Danquah-Brobby* On August 20, 2015, in a trend gaining momentum across the United States, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Youth Mental Health Protection Act (YMHPA). H.B. 217, 99th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ill. 2015). Continue reading “States Taking Stance Against The Use Of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy On Minors”
A Rap Song Posted To Social Media By A Student Is Unprotected By The First Amendment
First Amendment Protection—Out Of School Speech—The United States Court of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit Holds That A Rap Song Posted To Social Media By A Student Is Unprotected. —Bell v. Itawamba County School Board, No. 12-60264, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 14630 (5th Cir. Aug. 20, 2015). Rachel Melchor* The First Amendment states that, “CongressContinue reading “A Rap Song Posted To Social Media By A Student Is Unprotected By The First Amendment”
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