*Celia Feldman Beginning in 2018, the Trump Administration sought to exclude certain non-citizens from being counted in the census.[1] At that time, the Department of Commerce, which administers the Census, sought to add a question to the 2020 Census regarding U.S. citizenship.[2] Multiple states and advocacy organizations sued to stop the addition of this question,[3]Continue reading “Excluding the Undocumented: How Potential Changes to the Census Could Impact Representation in Our Democracy”
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Enact Emergency Legislation Now and Save Maryland Restaurants Before it is Too Late
*Jared Stape I. Introduction A harmful paradox has rapidly emerged in the restaurant industry—U.S. restaurants are losing revenue—while third-party delivery apps are seeing an exponential increase in revenue.[1] The COVID-19 public health emergency has razed local restaurants with ordinances preventing on-site dining, causing an uptick in delivery.[2] This has created a temporary paradigm shift, forcingContinue reading “Enact Emergency Legislation Now and Save Maryland Restaurants Before it is Too Late”
Antitrust Attacks on Google: Restoring Competition in Search Optimization and the Potential Reformation of Antitrust
*Michael Blanchard I. Introduction In a highly-anticipated move, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech-conglomerate Google LLC (Google) for its exclusionary and monopolistic practices in search optimization and advertising markets.[1] The fifty-seven page complaint argues that “Google has [illegally] used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the marketsContinue reading “Antitrust Attacks on Google: Restoring Competition in Search Optimization and the Potential Reformation of Antitrust”
Cuties: The French Film That Shocked America’s Conscience
*Sabrina Marquez The First Amendment’s protection of free speech is in contention as a small county in Texas charged Netflix, Inc. (Netflix) with the state felony of promoting lewdness for content displayed in the movie “Cuties.”[1] The movie is a French film by Maïmouna Doucouré, also known as “Mignonnes,”and functions as an extension of herContinue reading “Cuties: The French Film That Shocked America’s Conscience”
Indictments Don’t Deter Cyberattacks, So Why Does the U.S. Keep Using Them? An Analysis in Response to the U.S.’s Recent Indictment of Six Russian Hackers
*Ellen Pruitt I. Introduction On October 19, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department indicted six Russian Military Officers in connection with a series of cyberattacks.[1] The indictment charges the officers in connection with the 2015 and 2016 blackouts in Ukraine, 2017 economic losses to three corporations, 2018 attacks on computers supporting the PyeongChang Olympics, meddling inContinue reading “Indictments Don’t Deter Cyberattacks, So Why Does the U.S. Keep Using Them? An Analysis in Response to the U.S.’s Recent Indictment of Six Russian Hackers”
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