Behind Bars: Rethinking Solitary Confinement in American Prisons Emily Steiner* Solitary confinement is a widely used and highly controversial practice in American prisons that has been the go-to method for handling discipline and security since the mid-1980s. Inmates held in solitary confinement spend approximately twenty-three hours a day in tiny, windowless cells, receiving their foodContinue reading “Rethinking Solitary Confinement in American Prisons”
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The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decisions Regarding Class Action Lawsuits
A Well Fitted Suit: The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decisions Regarding Class Action Lawsuits Christopher Finke* Class action lawsuits have garnered much media attention and have gathered a reputation as opportunities for greedy lawyers. Christine Frymire, Comment, Class Actions a Thing of the Past . . . Or Are They? A Look at the Circuit Courts’Continue reading “The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decisions Regarding Class Action Lawsuits”
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”
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