AI Training, Data Centers, and the Right to a Healthy Environment: The Case of xAI in Memphis
The international recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment has gained prominence over the past few years, with confirmation of its existence taking place by...
Retroceso Democrático y Mecanismos Diagonales de Control: Lecciones del ‘Asunto Kimmel’ — Part II
Cuando Jimmy Kimmel se burló del asesino de Charlie Kirk, difícilmente pudo imaginar que su comentario satírico acabaría provocando la ira del presidente de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC,...
Retroceso Democrático y Mecanismos Diagonales de Control: Lecciones del ‘Asunto Kimmel’ — Part I
Cuando Jimmy Kimmel se burló del asesino de Charlie Kirk, difícilmente pudo imaginar que su comentario satírico acabaría provocando la ira del presidente de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC,...
Democratic Backsliding vs the Diagonal Accountability Branch: Lessons from the Kimmel Episode — Part II
When Jimmy Kimmel cracked a joke about Charlie Kirk’s murderer, he likely never imagined that this routine act of satirical commentary could lead to him being effectively silenced by private...
Democratic Backsliding vs the Diagonal Accountability Branch: Lessons from the Kimmel Episode — Part I
When Jimmy Kimmel cracked a joke about Charlie Kirk’s murderer, he likely never imagined that this routine act of satirical commentary could lead to him being effectively silenced by private...
Deep Denial and No Care: U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Anti-Trans Campaign
In June 2025, the Supreme Court, controlled by a conservative supermajority, delivered yet another 6-3 decision that is deeply hostile to LGBTQ+ people. The decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti marks...
Dismantling Procedural Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the United States
Buried deep within sweeping U.S. legislation enacted in July 2025 lies a brief provision with far-reaching consequences for unaccompanied children arriving in the United States. It narrows longstanding procedural protections...
Revival of Measures to Expel Asylum-Seekers from the United States: Implications for Non-Refoulement Obligations
The Trump administration has expanded upon its initiatives to remove asylum-seekers and other individuals to third countries expeditiously and summarily by reviving a signature immigration policy from its first term....
Access to Justice: The U.S. Supreme Court Permits Prisoners to Challenge Injustices in State Post-Conviction Procedures
Access to post-conviction DNA testing and review of flawed science is critical for incarcerated people with innocence claims. Many U.S. states have passed laws to permit incarcerated people to access...
Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
In 2015, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, enshrining same-sex marriage as a constitutional right in a watershed victory for LGBTQ liberty and equality. Soon...
Abolish ICE? What It Really Means—and What Comes Next
Calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have moved from activist circles to mainstream political debate, especially in the wake of aggressive enforcement policies under the Trump administration....
Un-“sexing” Sex as a Ground for Anti-Discrimination
There has been significant commentary on UK Supreme Court’s (UKSC) decision which held that the terms “man”, “woman” and “sex” under the Equality Act 2010 (EA) only refer to a...
