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Analysis of cases, policy, and the questions that shape the law.
Antitrust Law · Corporate Law · Technology Law · Civil Law
The Sherman Act: Monopoly Isn't Illegal. What Google Did Was.
Monopoly power itself isn't illegal—how a company gets and keeps it is. Two landmark rulings against Google test what the century-old Sherman Act can actually still deter.
By Luke Wilson · Aug 17
Constitutional Law · Sixth Amendment · Fourteenth Amendment · Right to Counsel · Due Process
Does Underfunding Public Defenders Violate the Sixth Amendment?
Every indigent defendant is guaranteed a lawyer—but chronic underfunding, crushing caseloads, and thin resources raise a harder question: is the Sixth Amendment's promise of counsel being kept in name only?
By Camrynn Manento · Aug 9
Environmental Law · Property Rights
The Clean Water Act: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in Sackett v. EPA narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act—with major consequences for wetlands, landowners, and drinking water nationwide.
By Veen Saleh · Jul 31
Housing Law · Civil Rights
When the Rent Goes Up the Day You Leave
California's rent control comes with a catch most renters never hear about—until the day they leave and the rent resets. A look at vacancy decontrol, the Costa-Hawkins Act, and who really pays the price.
By Anatalio Ubalde · Jul 20
Election Law · Artificial Intelligence
Can Existing Election Laws Address AI-Generated Misinformation?
This paper examines whether existing election laws can effectively address AI-generated misinformation while remaining consistent with the First Amendment.
By Camrynn Manento · Jun 30
Constitutional Law · 14th Amendment
Does the Fourteenth Amendment Permit Birthright Citizenship: Trump v. Barbara
A close look at the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court case that could determine whether the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to all born on U.S. soil.
By Skyler Dias · Jun 18
Environmental Law
Why Environmental Law Matters More Than Ever
Environmental law sits at the center of the twenty-first century's defining challenge—shaping policy, holding industries accountable, and evolving alongside the urgent realities of climate change.
By Veen Saleh · Jun 2
Fourth Amendment · Criminal Law
Do Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment?
Police can now demand location data on everyone near a crime scene. As Chatrie v. United States heads to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment faces its most significant digital privacy test yet.
By Luke Wilson · May 26