In January 2025, the Trump Administration, through the Department of Homeland Security, issued a directive titled “Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas” that effectively rescinded a memorandum under President Biden that determined certain…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a rule on January 14, 2026, to rescind its existing regulations interpreting the Fair Housing Act (FHA) to allow for disparate impact liability.[1] Specifically, the proposal would eliminate…
Since the inception of the juvenile court system at the turn of the 20th century, the criminal legal system’s treatment of youth has swung on a pendulum between rehabilitative aims and harsher, more punitive measures.[1] In the early 1990s during the…
On January 9th, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social, in the style of a public service announcement: “Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be ‘ripped off’ by Credit Card Companies…
Humphrey’s Executor v. United States established a central tenet of our modern administrative state: Independent agency leaders can be insulated from presidential control by for-cause removal protections.[1] Typically, the President can remove independent…
Soccer’s Exorbitant Costs Soccer belongs to the people. But in the United States, it is hoarded by the wealthy. Like housing, healthcare, and groceries, American youth-soccer has become prohibitively expensive. It can run families as much as $10…
Fetal mortality rates in the United States have been on an overall decline since the 1990s,[1] but data demonstrates that there is a stillbirth crisis across the nation.[2] Yale School of Medicine found that 20% of all pregnancies across the United States…
With the second Trump Administration’s takeover of the District, including the surge of federal policing and the deployment of the National Guard,[1] the question of statehood has returned to the forefront. Often, these discussions center on democratic…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly food assistance—commonly referred to as food stamps—to low-income households, helping one in eight Americans buy groceries.[1] The program serves about 42 million Americans, with…
Worker protections are on the decline. While this might not be a surprise for those reading the news or for those with knowledge of the current political leanings of the federal executive and legislative branches, the extent, and speed, of which these…
