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Should a whistleblower who leaks classified information to the press be allowed to argue in court that they acted in the public interest? When Edward Snowden revealed the NSA’s mass surveillance programs in 2013, he triggered a massive, international debate over privacy, national security, and reform.[1] Yet under current law, Snowden cannot argue in court […]

Over the past two centuries, white supremacists have created a sophisticated system of online organizing, utilizing the internet and its unique features to their advantage. The internet is an ideal breeding ground for white supremacy because it affords users a veil of anonymity, akin to the infamous “hood” Ku Klux Klan members wore to conceal […]

The Anti-Federalist writer Brutus warned that federal courts would become an unaccountable aristocracy, accessible only to the wealthy, and had no place in republican democracy. Hamilton wrote countering that judicial independence from popular majorities was essential because popular passion posed the greatest threat to constitutional order. The judiciary must stand as “the bulwarks of a […]

Abstract This post proposes that Congress adopt a system of compulsory voting to address the problem of voting discrimination. Such a system would have considerable advantages over the Voting Rights Act (particularly after Shelby County and Brnovich) and over other recently proposed legislation because it would address both governmental impairment of the right to vote and also the […]

Abstract Historically disadvantaged groups, like Native American tribes, faced a difficult time during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Blogpost seeks to bring attention to the difficulties Native American tribes face when accessing healthcare by focusing on the Acoma Pueblo tribe in New Mexico, which illustrates the need for better access to healthcare for Native American tribes […]

Abstract The legal marijuana industry in the United States is rapidly developing, but there is little consensus or uniformity among state tax structuresfor marijuana. This Essay argues that states should adopt a weight and potency hybrid system for taxing recreational marijuana. It provides background into “vice taxes” and the unique considerations and potential goals of a […]

Abstract When the Supreme Court case City of Richmond v J.A. Croson Company (1989) made it so that any use of race in any legislative policy would have to pass the strictest of scrutiny in order to be deemed constitutional, the Court effectively doomed affirmative action policies and institutionalized color-blind rhetoric (which is largely comfortable for […]