*Sophie Alemi I. Introduction: Fair Housing Under Attack Under the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are conducting ongoing raids of schools, workplaces, and residential neighborhoods in major U.S. cities, searching for immigrants to arrest and prosecute.[1] In response to the Trump administration’s deportation agenda, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) startedContinue reading “Erosion by ICE: How Immigration Enforcement Undermines the Fair Housing Guarantee”
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From Inclusion to Exposure: The New Risks of DEI Initiatives in the Workplace Under Title VII
*Macy Hamlett I. Introduction In Chislett v. New York City Department of Education, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that mandatory implicit bias training may give rise to race-based hostile work environment claims.[1] With the Second Circuit’s decision strengthening claims, the surge of hostile workplace cases centered around Diversity, Equity, andContinue reading “From Inclusion to Exposure: The New Risks of DEI Initiatives in the Workplace Under Title VII”
Buy Now, Pay Later, Regulate Never: The CFPB’s Failed Attempt to Govern BNPL Lending
*Colin Livingston I. Introduction “Buy now, pay later” programs have quickly become a popular interest-free credit option, with disproportionately high use “among financially vulnerable consumers.”[1] Retailers offer these programs “through payment platforms like Afterpay, Klarna, and Affirm[,]” allowing consumers to pay for “online or in-store purchases. . . [through] installments over a short period” ofContinue reading “Buy Now, Pay Later, Regulate Never: The CFPB’s Failed Attempt to Govern BNPL Lending”
Unscripted Gains and Unseen Losses: How Reality TV Stars Could Win in Court but Still Lose the Fight for Employee Status
*Chauncey Bellamy I. Introduction Lawsuits have been piling up against the makers of reality TV.[1] From Bravo’s The Real Housewives franchise to Netflix’s Love Is Blind, reality TV stars have taken their complaints about unsafe working conditions and substandard pay to the courts.[2] For instance, Leah McSweeney, former star of The Real Housewives of NewContinue reading “Unscripted Gains and Unseen Losses: How Reality TV Stars Could Win in Court but Still Lose the Fight for Employee Status”
Keep Your Poker Face: Revisiting the Legality of Gambling in Professional and Collegiate Sports Amidst the NBA’s Betting Scandal
*Madeline Waits I. Introduction Do you trust your favorite athletes not to waste your life savings? The sports industry is one of the largest markets in America, and gambling has risen alongside it.[1] While gambling is legal in thirty-nine states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, the underground illegal gambling market poses issues for the legalContinue reading “Keep Your Poker Face: Revisiting the Legality of Gambling in Professional and Collegiate Sports Amidst the NBA’s Betting Scandal”
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