Benjamin Harley
- Sep 3
- 7 min
How the US Supreme Court sought to justify the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Failure of Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) to stop the abortion debate: Justice Alito (one of the nine justices...
Laetitia Sanai
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Cuban Crisis - International Law
A year ago, over 1300 protestors were arrested in some of the most violent anti-government uprisings in Cuba since 1959, spurred by...
Isabelle Qian
- Jul 19
- 8 min
Landowners' environmental responsibility
Under common-law jurisdictions, the law – legislative and judiciary counterparts – should impose an inherent positive duty on owners and...
Isabelle Qian
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Dobbs v Jackson - What happened to Roe v Wade?!
Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization is a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, stating that all bans on...
Isabelle Qian
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Tangshan Assault - what happened?
On June 10, 2022 a video clip went viral on the internet and led to a nationwide uproar in China: it graphically depicted an assault...
Isabelle Qian
- May 18
- 5 min
Is the Law the chief threat to our Freedom, or its best guarantor?
In order to answer the question, key terms to this question need to be defined. In specific, I like to define the "Law" as not only a system
Isabelle Qian
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Novak Djokovic’s deportation and its greater implications: consular non-reviewability
Novak Djokovic, previously one of the top men’s tennis players, was deported one day from Australia by a unanimous three-judge panel...
Alexandre G
- Jan 24
- 6 min
The tragedy of the 11th Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution is a rather arcane and little-known section of the Constitution. It is interesting,...
Spade Z
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Drew Adams and Trans Rights
"I sat with three other counsellors standing over me. They told me I wasn't allowed to use the men's restroom," he says.
Spade Z
- Dec 5, 2021
- 2 min
Public Interest Litigation
Can poor and marginalised communities ever receive justice in India? How are they expected to approach the court?
Isabelle Qian
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Is Kyle Rittenhouse a "vigilante" or a "volunteer"?
Recently, a verdict of a criminal case in the US has drawn great public attention - both criticisms and appraisals. It is not a surprise...
Isabelle Qian
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Legal cases that changed the world
What are some cases that made a profound impact on the legal sphere? Ranging from land law to criminal procedure - check out each brief...
Isabelle Qian
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Other theories..?
What are other legal theories are there? Law, rules, sovereigns seem to be quite dull... Are there any other EXCITING theories?! Realism...
Spade Z
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Criminalization of sodomy - Its impact on the LGBT community
A sodomy law is essentially a law that defines certain sexual acts to be crimes.
Isabelle Qian
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Law and Society
(aka Sociological Legal Theory) Now we have read a lot about how philosophers endeavor to dissect what "law" meant, how about how law...
Lauren Park
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Interview with Marcus Cleaver
Come watch our interview with Marcus Cleaver! He has a long history with the legal field. With his Master's in law and work in Westlaw,...
Isabelle Qian
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Law and justice
Where do our 'rights' come from? Why is everyone claiming 'rights' right now? How do we differentiate individual demands from fundamental...
LACAH
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
An Overview of Mock Trial
A mock trial is essentially what it sounds like; it’s a simulation of a trial in an American court in which two sides hash it out,...
Isabelle Qian
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Moral integrity of law - Ronald Dworkin
Is it possible for morality to be incorporated in the judgment of law? Doesn't the judge adjudicate a case based on their perspective?...