Volume 24.3

The following articles and comments were published in Volume 24, Issue 3 of The American University Journal…

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. . . And Justice for All? The Necessity of Native Civil Jurisdiction in Tribal Courts

By: Rachel Bond In December, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard arguments in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band…

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The Right to a Speedy Trial: Incarcerated Thirty-Five Years With No Sentence

By: Shawnta Albro The Sixth Amendment right to a speedy and public trial is fundamental to the…

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Vacatur Laws: Decriminalizing Sex Trafficking Survivors

By: Rudy Castillo Human trafficking is an international problem involving the transportation and sale of forced human…

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Trusting the Tribal Courts

By: Kieley Sutton Whether one views Native Americans as a racial or a political group, there is…

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United States Women’s National Soccer Team Wants Equal Pay

  By: Sam Escher On March 31, 2016, Carli Loyd, Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and…

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Empowering Males of Color: District of Columbia Set to Open an All-Male High School

By: Ashley Macaysa In January 2015, District of Columbia Mayor, Muriel Bowser, and Chancellor Kaya Henderson, announced…

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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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