Is it Time for the US Supreme Court to Come Out of the Closet?
In a follow-up post to his previous analysis of Windsor v. United States, Karl Laird examines which constitutional ...
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Shelby County v Holder: Disconcerting Aspects of the US Supreme Court’s Decision and its Impact on the Right to Vote
On the second day of what many consider one of the most eventful weeks in US Supreme Court history, the Court ...
The Questions Raised by Striking Down DOMA
In light of the release of Windsor v the United States, Karl Laird analyzes the US Supreme Court's reasoning, ...
Why Fisher v University of Texas is Irrelevant outside the US
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v University of Texas, released on Monday, has received much ...
A Restriction of the Status Quo: Fisher v University of Texas
Many expected a major ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action from the United States Supreme Court ...
Fisher v University of Texas: A Glimmer of Hope for Affirmative Action in the United States?
The US Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Fisher v University of ...
Gene patenting overruled but leaves lasting repercussions for minorities
Last month, Angelina Jolie penned an op-ed piece in The New York Times about her decision to undergo genetic ...
US National Security Agency Surveillance: A Problem of “Allegality”
The recent revelations about the surveillance activities of the US National Security Agency are an excellent ...
Drone Strikes and Domestic Crimes?
As Kenneth Roth, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, has recently pointed out, international human ...
Silencing Rape on U.S. College Campuses: Evaluating the Clery Act
The Steubenville rape verdict a few months ago has sparked a broader conversation about the United States’ endemic ...
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and the Future of Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations Committed Abroad
By Kate Mitchell -
On 17 April 2013, the United States Supreme Court delivered judgment in Kiobel v Royal Dutch ...
Education suspended, rights infringed
By Jadine Johnson -
On Monday, March 25th, ninety-seven students at Leflore High School in Mobile, Alabama were ...
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