September 15, 2022
by Lindsey Zirkle
Access to Justice
Criminal Justice
Housing and Homelessness
Women experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk of becoming victims of sexual violence.[1] Such women are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of interpersonal victimization, including sexual violence at the hands of acquaintances, strangers…
May 9, 2022
by Hanna McCrum
Access to Justice
Criminal Justice
It’s not new to say that bail systems, and other monetary conditions to release, have functionally discriminated based on wealth. An overwhelming percentage of individuals who are detained pre-trial, are detained simply because they cannot afford…
March 28, 2022
by Shannon Henris
Family
Tax Policy
In 2019, the child poverty rate in the United States reached 14.4%, the lowest level in forty years.[1] In December 2021, the rate was reduced to 12.1% when the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 delivered expanded monthly child tax credit payments to families…
February 24, 2022
by Lindsay Johnson
Access to Justice
Health
Rights
In September 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) took effect. SB8 prohibits abortion in the state after six weeks—before many women are aware they are pregnant. It is well known that abortion restrictions disparately impact low-income and rural women and…
February 7, 2022
by John Huston
Banking and Finance
Education
Tax Policy
In the fall of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) began the rulemaking process to amend federal student loan regulations to eliminate interest capitalization events for student loan borrowers.[1] Under current Department regulations…
December 9, 2021
by David E. Beale
Banking and Finance
The U.S. banking system “has become a reverse Robin Hood, taking money from those with less and giving to those who already have.”[1] A recent survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) indicated that over seven million unbanked individuals…
May 10, 2021
by Liam Barrett
Rights
Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a hotly debated topic in the second decade of the Twenty-First Century. From its implications in the future of disinformation[1] to its expanding use in warfare,[2] artificial intelligence and machine learning present…