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By: Victoria Villela Published on: October 1, 2024 Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was unafraid to admit the unspoken truth. “The Constitution,” Marshall remarked during the bicentennial celebration of our founding document, “was defective from the start.”[1] Departing from an atmosphere thick with reverence and patriotism, Marshall acknowledged…

By: RG Yamba Published on: October 1, 2024 In 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will take action to address the availability and affordability of homes in our country.[1] Its plan includes promoting building low-income housing, preserving of existing housing units, and developing programs to increase homeownership. Notably, HUD…

By: Eliana Lindenberg Published on: October 1, 2024 In the wake of Dobb’s v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning of the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, women’s health and privacy needs reliable protections now more than ever. With states criminalizing abortion, forcing people to travel out-of-state to obtain such services, women’s health data must…

By: Victoria Honard Published on: October 1, 2024 After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, countless questions arose about the implications of the decision, not only regarding access to abortion, but also the farther-reaching implications of the ruling. In LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, we saw how quickly a state…

By: Madison Taylor Published: October 1, 2024 “I want you all to know that I don’t think that this situation here will bring you closure if it does. If this is what it takes or have any reservations off in your mind, then so be it. This is not going to help you guys and…

By: Katie Casado Published on: September 30, 2024 Freedom of speech is a core American value and a fiercely protected Constitutional right. The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.”[1] Unfortunately, disproportionally targeting Black…

By: Ashleigh Austel Published On: May 17, 2024 When Henry Ford invented the moving assembly line in the early 1900s, it revolutionized the manufacturing industry.[1]  In the 1970s and 1980s, business and management schools began circulating the idea of an assembly line model in hospitals.[2]  The idea behind the model was that if hospitals could…

By: Erica Hadley Published On: May 17, 2024 More than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) operate in the United States, outnumbering abortion clinics by an average of 3 to 1.[1] In some states, CPCs outnumber abortion providers by a ratio as high as 15 to 1.[2] Although some CPCs provide free services and counseling to…

By: Kanta Mendon Published On: May 17, 2024 Kate Cox was about twenty weeks pregnant with her third child when her doctor, Dr. Damla Karsan, diagnosed the fetus with trisomy 18, a genetic condition that has a high mortality rate.[1] According to the National Institute of Health, almost forty percent of fetuses with this condition…

By: Lauren Garcia Published On: May 17, 2024 What are Places of Public Accommodation? Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires businesses serving the public to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.[1] These businesses, referred to as places of public accommodation, must give individuals with disabilities equal opportunity access to the businesses’ goods…