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Category: Constitutional Law

Torres v. Texas DPS: The New War Powers Waiver to State Sovereign Immunity

Written by: James Tulp Following a deployment to Iraq and an honorable discharge, Captain Le Roy Torres sought to do something no one had ever…

James Tulp September 16, 2022

A Rabbi’s Plea to Exercise Religion Through Abortion

Written By: Sean Turnipseed On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142…

Sean Turnipseed September 9, 2022

Freedom of Religion or Freedom from Religion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Yields Triumph for Government Officials to Engage in Religious Observances in Schools

Written By: Riley Bridges On June 27, 2022, nearing the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court clarified its Establishment Clause jurisprudence…

Riley Bridges August 26, 2022

“Protecting” Religious Liberty During Executions: Ramirez v. Collier Provides a Small Win for Death Row Prisoners

Written by: Erienne Reniajal “RJ” Lewis At the end of 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard a case with a seemingly simple question: do…

Erienne Reniajal "RJ" Lewis August 5, 2022

You Have the Right to Remain Silent… and a § 1983 Claim?  An Un-Mirandized Defendant’s Plea for Damages

Written By: Hunter Ransom We’ve all heard “that” set of warnings – “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will…

Hunter Ransom March 11, 2022

“It’s like Liquid Fire Sneaking Towards the Heart” – American Prisons Turn to Un-Approved Drugs for Lethal Injection Executions

Written By: Kelsi Baldwin Although the debate on capital punishment spans generations, the conversation became more complex with the 1982 execution of Charlie Brooks Jr.,…

Kelsi Baldwin March 9, 2022

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.: Can a School Regulate a Student’s Off-Campus Speech?

Written by: Katelyn Pearson Summary of the Case B.L. was a student at Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania, where she made the junior varsity…

Katelyn Pearson April 25, 2021

Shot and Free but Still Seized: Torres v. Madrid‘s Clarification of Fourth Amendment Seizures of Persons

Written by:  McKenna Stone Cloud For the past thirty years, the legal community has been puzzled over what amounts to a “seizure” of a person…

McKenna Stone Cloud April 18, 2021

Harness v. Hosemann: Does § 241 of the Mississippi Constitution Violate the Fourteenth Amendment?

Written by: Katelyn Pearson Summary of the Case Roy Harness and Kamel Karriem, as a result of their convictions of crimes under § 241 of…

Katelyn Pearson March 25, 2021

Check Your Privilege at the Bar: How the New York Bar Exam’s Discrimination Against Out-of-State Test Takers Violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment

Written By: Melanie Mitchell One final hurdle awaits law school graduates after obtaining their degree before beginning a career in the legal field: passing the…

Melanie Mitchell February 25, 2021
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