Jun 25, 2018 | Civil Rights
Brief #46—Civil Rights Policy Summary On June 22, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Carpenter v. U.S. case. The question before the Court was whether the warrantless search and seizure of cell phone records, including location and...
Jun 24, 2018 | Social Justice
Brief #7 — Gun Control Policy Summary Four months after the Parkland shooting and three after the March For Our Lives, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are continuing their advocacy efforts by launching a summer-long nationwide tour aimed at...
Jun 24, 2018 | Civil Rights
Brief #44—Civil Rights Policy Summary On September 12, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that temporarily prevented implementation of a federal district court ruling that found state electoral districts in Texas were illegally drawn to...
Jun 24, 2018 | Civil Rights, Immigration
Brief #45—Immigration Policy Summary On June 20, 2018, the people were heard (haza!) and President Trump signed an executive order (“EO”) temporarily ending the immigration procedure of separating children from their parents. Section 1 of the EO states that the...
Jun 22, 2018 | Environment
Brief #33—Environment Summary On May 29th, the Trump Administration circulated a confidential document, which was then leaked by an outside source, proposing that the American government intervene within American energy markets. As a result, the program has...
