When Business Becomes Personal: Supreme Court Upends a Perceived Barrier to Suing Corporations.

*Shanae T. Jones I. Introduction Imagine buying an air fryer in your home state of New York. One day, the air fryer explodes in your kitchen, causing significant damage. Remembering that the manufacturer operates a small factory in the neighboring state of New Jersey, you file suit against the corporation there. To your dismay,  theContinue reading “When Business Becomes Personal: Supreme Court Upends a Perceived Barrier to Suing Corporations.”

Corporate Accountability from Earth to Orbit: A New Era in Outer Space

“Earth is the cradle of man, and man must leave his cradle to grow. The pollution of outer space threatens this evolution.”[1] *Dallon Danforth I. Introduction Mankind’s reach extended beyond planet Earth for the first time on October 4, 1957, with the Soviet Union’s historic launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite.[2] Following the launch ofContinue reading “Corporate Accountability from Earth to Orbit: A New Era in Outer Space”

“To Be Determined” – Notice Requirements in Immigration Cases

*Rory Rightmyer Moris Esmelis Campos-Chaves, native and citizen of El Salvador, arrived in the United States in January 2005.[1] Since then, he formed a family here, and is father to two U.S. citizen children.[2] He consistently pays his taxes and has no criminal record.[3] Shortly after arriving, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) served himContinue reading ““To Be Determined” – Notice Requirements in Immigration Cases”

How Trump 2024 is Shaping Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment

*Tyler Hueffmeier I. Introduction                                              Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run may be unconstitutional. Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment states that no “elector of President and Vice President . . . shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the United States.[1] Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, specifically his efforts to refuseContinue reading “How Trump 2024 is Shaping Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment”

Algorithmic Accountability and the Sixth Amendment: The Right to Confront an Artificial Witness

*Dallon Danforth “[T]he Confrontation Clause guarantees more than the right to ask questions of a live witness…”   – William J. Brennan Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America.[1] I. Introduction    One day, for seemingly no reason at all, you are arrested and charged with the murder of aContinue reading “Algorithmic Accountability and the Sixth Amendment: The Right to Confront an Artificial Witness”