Regulating to Achieve Environmental Justice
Low-income, minority, and tribal communities disproportionately suffer from the distribution of pollution in the United States. In 1994, President Bill Clinton directed federal agencies to identify...
View ArticlePiercing the Lawyers’ Monopoly
The United States possesses one of the highest concentrations of lawyers in the world, so why do so many people in the United States lack access to affordable legal services? That is the question...
View ArticleDNA Testing in Immigration Control
U.S. immigration authorities have conducted rapid DNA tests on migrants at the border with Mexico to identify fraudulent claims around family ties in immigration proceedings. But has the introduction...
View ArticleWeek in Review
IN THE NEWS The U.S. Supreme Court has drafted an opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that, if published, will eviscerate women’s constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe...
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IN THE NEWS President Joseph R. Biden signed an executive order to protect access to reproductive health care. President Biden issued the order due to “the continued advancement of restrictive abortion...
View ArticleInternational Condemnation of Russian Nuclear Occupation
Since the early days of war in Ukraine, Russian forces have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, where persistent shelling could cause catastrophic consequences. In...
View ArticleNegotiating Prices with Drug Manufacturers
The cost of brand-name drugs in the United States is up to four times higher than in other countries. As a result, U.S. citizens often spend more for the typical brand name prescription than consumers...
View ArticleRegulating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Boardrooms
In the past decade, shareholders have increasingly pressured U.S. publicly traded companies to diversify their boardrooms with some success. The representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities...
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IN THE NEWS The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order temporarily preventing the termination of the Title 42 policy, which has allowed border officials to “expel” migrants seeking asylum in the name of...
View ArticleThe Consequences of a Subminimum Wage
Not all employers pay their employees the federal minimum wage. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only requires an employer to pay a tipped employee $2.13 per hour in direct wages, if that amount...
View ArticleCFPB Proposes Public Registry of Nonbank Offenders
Last year, U.S. consumers filed nearly a million complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over financial products or services. After reviewing these complaints, the CFPB has...
View ArticleRescuing Nuclear Reactors to Achieve Net-Zero Future
Citing a profound climate crisis, President Joseph R. Biden has committed to achieving a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. But some experts argue that,...
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