Written by Ava Westreich (12) Since Ron DeSantis became governor of Florida in 2019, the state has enacted various pieces of legislation aimed to target marginalized groups living in the state. Just last July, DeSantis signed a highly aggressive immigration act into law called Senate Bill 1718 (SB 1718), which went into effect on July […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) Over two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, millions of people remain displaced from both countries. Specifically, over 6 million individuals from Ukraine in total have been displaced, in the largest refugee migration in Europe since World War II, as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports. Additionally, the […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) Across the span of Joe Biden’s presidency, immigration has become a highly contentious issue between––and recently, within––the Republican and Democratic parties. And as the 2024 election soon approaches, there is sure to be a battle of ideologies between Biden and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and former president, Donald Trump.   […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) Every day, as I walk down the streets in New York City, take a car across the boroughs, or simply use my building’s elevator to reach my apartment floor, it’s easy to neglect the history behind these structures, their origins, their makers. It’s easy to bypass years and maybe even […]

Written by Rose Yaegar In 1920, the Jones Act was passed by President Woodrow Wilson in order to protect the United States’s shipping industry and has not been struck down causing major repercussions to today’s economy. The Jones Act states that all vessels carrying merchandise between two United States ports must be built, registered, and […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) In early March, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called the “Laken Riley Act” (or House Bill 1105) as a result of the tragic murder of University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed while jogging in February of 2024. Police found Jose Ibarra, who came […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) Over the past few weeks, U.S. courts have gone back-and-forth over the legality of Texas’s extreme anti-immigration law Senate Bill 4 (SB 4). As a result, the law’s legality and active status has fluctuated frequently, creating an unstable legislative environment for migrants, alongside passionate arguments from both proponents and opponents […]

Written by Ava Westreich (12) In December of 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), an extreme anti-immigration law. SB 4 will begin to take effect in March of 2024. In effect, SB 4 establishes various methods of restricting immigration into the U.S. from the Texas-Mexico border. Many human […]

Written by Sarina Shah (10) The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is currently facing many concerns due to Justice Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito’s affiliations with billionaire political parties, which affect the intended bipartisan nature of the court. For instance, throughout the past two decades, Thomas has had political partnerships with Harlan Crow, […]

Written by Emanuella Odell On January 22, 1973, a legal precedent was set in the Supreme Court of the United States in the ruling of Roe v. Wade (1973). This case was the first time that abortion had been recognized as a constitutional right by the Court and thus guaranteed by the Constitution. The argument […]