Posts by Digital Editor

By: Sarah Pape Published: June 7, 2025 “I’m leaving with love, peace and light, . . . thank you for supporting me, love all of you.”[1]  Those were the last words of inmate Kenneth Smith before the State of Alabama killed him using nitrogen gas in 2024.[2]  It took him around thirty-two minutes to die.[3]…

By: Hannah Seligman Published: June 7, 2025 In early January, on the subreddit r/workingmoms, user @bcd_wxy shared a post titled “Traveling for work to a state that potentially denies or delays medical care while pregnant?”[1]  In the post, she shared that she was pregnant with her second child and her company was in the process…

By: Adonte Yearwood Published: June 4, 2025 Examining Congress’ administration of federal welfare programs demonstrates a robust attempt at combatting poverty and its (Congress’) continued discrimination against thousands of needy Americans living in the United States territories (hereafter, “territorial residents”).  Five islands comprise America’s overseas territories: Guam, American Samoa (“Samoa”), the Commonwealth of the Northern…

By: Nimesh Wijewardane Published: June 1, 2025 Jared Harrison was driving to work when he was pulled over for a traffic violation.[1] When Harrison rolled down his window to speak with the police officer, the officer smelled marijuana.[2]  Police searched the vehicle and found a loaded revolver and marijuana products.[3]  Harrison was arrested and indicted…

By: Jamelia Watson Published: May 29, 2025 In December 2016, one month after the presidential election, the Meta company launched its fact-checking program to identify and address viral misinformation across social media platforms and to clear hoaxes that have no basis in fact.1 Seven years later, in 2025, during what seemed to be the era…

By: Madeline Wahlgren Published: May 23, 2025 Over the course of history, Supreme Court justices have had great liberty in choosing when to recuse themselves from hearing a case before the Court.[1]  Many justices have faced public criticism for their failure to recuse themselves from certain cases.[2]  On the United States Supreme Court, recusal occurs…

By: Kate Kramer Published: May 20, 2025 On February 3, 2025, D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier made an unprecedented move when she ordered that the trademark “PROUD BOYS” be transferred to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church (“Metropolitan AME Church”) as a part of a lawsuit between the Church and the…

By: Carol Morales Roca Published: May 20, 2025 Under the scorching southern Cuban sun, Guantánamo Bay is now expected to house not only individuals seized during extraterritorial antiterrorism initiatives and Cuban and Haitian fleeing migrants seized at sea, but also a number of non-U.S. citizens.[1]  This new influx of migrants to Guantánamo follows President Trump’s…

By: Francesca Kennedy Published: May 19, 2025 “Imaynallan kashanki,” or in English, “how are you,” was just one of the simple phrases my grandmother would rehearse with me before I visited her hometown of Ancash, Peru—where most of the Andean population speaks only Quechua, an indigenous language.  While Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara are all the…

By: Julia Feder Published: May 18, 2025 Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has exploded in the public sphere in the last few years, integrating its usage into personal and professional settings.[1]  From drafting emails to organizing mass amounts of files, these programs have the potential to streamline tasks with a fraction of the comparable human effort required.…