By: Evan Chiarelli Before the COVID-19 pandemic, public housing provided a lifeline to low-income and extremely cost burdened families. Public housing is a federally funded, locally operated rental housing assistance program that has provided access to safe, decent, and affordable housing since for impoverished individuals since 1937.[1] Compared to other rental assistance programs like the…

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By: Hira Javed The global beauty industry, encompassing cosmetics, personal care products, and fragrances is an economic beast, increasing from $483 billion in 2020 to $511 billion in 2021.[1]  The industry is expected to see continual growth, thanks in large part to ecommerce and the internet.[2]  Beauty products from the other side of the globe…

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By: Khatia Mikadze Consumption of medical and recreational marijuana has grown so much during the last decade that there has been an unprecedented surge in jobs in the marijuana industry (“weed industry”). However, such growth has intersected with immigration law in various ways. Although use and sale of recreational marijuana is legal in 10 states,…

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By: Maya Martin Tsukazaki There are many ways that family law and immigration law overlap and intertwine. However, there are some circumstances where the two should remain distinct. Noncitizen[1] parents, particularly undocumented parents and parents with temporary status, experience unique barriers to obtaining custody of their children in custody disputes.[2] The “best interest of the…

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By: Samira Elhosary A year into the coronavirus pandemic in the US, both state and federal courts are struggling to deal with health protocols. Social distancing and crowd guidelines mean that some courthouses are unable to operate as they used to, while concern for their employees’ health have had others making huge changes. Some actions…

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By: Violet Soliz COVID-19 is the unwelcome student in our nation’s classrooms. In Spring 2020, schools across the United States shut down and transitioned to remote virtual learning as a direct result of the pandemic. Nearly a year later in March 2021, many schools are still completely remote for the school year as COVID-19 continues…

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By: Erin Hadi Genetically Modified Animals (“GM Animal”) are the future of agriculture in the United States.  Currently, a GM Animal is engineered to contain a segment of recombinant DNA (“rDNA”) that introduces a new favorable trait or characteristic into the target animal.[1]  GM Animals have the potential to be a very efficient protein source…

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By: Ana Saragoza On March 16, 2020, the United States Department of Education (“ED”) issued boilerplate policy guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stating briefly that the Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) Team, in addition to the personnel responsible for providing a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) to a student under Section 504, would be…

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By: Leanna Samson             Within the Supreme Court’s recent history, it has notably bended its jurisprudence towards juvenile-friendly decisions, such as finding that capital punishment for crimes committed while defendants were under 18 was unconstitutional and ruling a mandatory life sentence without parole should not apply to persons convicted of murder committed as juveniles.[1] However,…

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By: Danielle Adams Four World Cup titles[1], four Olympic gold medals[2], eight CONCACAF championships[3], two SheBelieves Cup trophies[4], and 10 Algarve Cup titles[5]. Somehow, all the accolades in the world do not amount to receiving a level playing field for the U.S. Women’s National Team (“WNT”). Following the money and the news to the source…

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