Please find articles from the 2023-2024 academic year below!
News 2023-2024
Written by: Helen Yibrah
Edited by: Christopher Brown
Abstract:
This article unravels the environmental litigation that has been used in various attempts to halt the construction of Atlanta’s police training facility known as “Cop City.” Since its inception, this project has proven to be highly controversial for civil rights activists but over the course of its development, environmentalists have also taken issue with the project for a variety of reasons. Beyond the fact that significant clearcutting of forestry is required to make space for the facility, the project has…
Written by: Ellison Richardson | Howard University
Edited by: Jameeiah Domercant, Steycie Louis, and Seth Williams
Abstract:
As the 2024 Presidential primary approached, various federal courts heard cases from appellants and objectors arguing for President Trump to remain on the ballot, with some states then going on to remove the candidate from their respective ballots. One particular case, Trump v. Anderson, was quickly appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, predominantly focusing on the issue of jurisdiction by posing the question: Can states and Congress,…