Mississippi’s Newest “Legal” Form of Segregation

By: Olivia Watkins Recently Southern states have begun to create legislation that permit discrimination against members of…

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Keep Guns Out of Columbine (and all other schools)

By Blake Paradis Colorado State Rep. Patrick Neville, a Columbine massacre survivor, came out strongly in favor…

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Same Sex Adult Adoption: A Result of Marriage Inequality

By Thelma Lizama When we hear the words “gay adoption[1]” we typically think of same sex couples…

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The Role of Music in Inmate Rehabilitation

By Ajente Kamalanathan Inmate rehabilitation has been on the radar for a very long time. For years, Americans…

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Easing the Transition on Birth Certificates

By Blake Paradis New proposed legislation in Illinois will make it easier for transgender people to change…

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Sexting and Child Pornography: When the Victim is also the Defendant

By Emma Mcarthur Federal child pornography laws have been in the public eye more recently as a…

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Special Education: The Detrimental Impacts of Restraint & Seclusion Policies

By Abbey Silverman In 2007 a sixth grader, Kayleb Moon-Robinson, who was diagnosed with autism, was arrested…

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Juveniles Sentenced to Life-Without-Parole have a Newfound Hope

By Lauren Paglini   In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Miller v. Alabama that it…

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Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Legislation

By Kim Arriola On January 20, 2016, The City of Philadelphia’s gender-neutral bathroom law went into effect.[1] …

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Blog Post #50: The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015: Landmark Improvement or Hurtful Compromise?

  By Laura Vincent   We are at a time in our history where American society can…

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