By Daniel LaLonde What does it mean for a supervisee to answer to a supervisor? Does it remind you of your workplace? Where a supervisor can punish the supervisee if they do not perform their tasks appropriately? Do images of a supervisee working to handle their job appropriately to avoid reprimands from their supervisor spring into your mind? If so, to whom do you think … Continue reading Transparency at the Virginia Department of Corrections

By Nicole Evans The decision of Olmstead v. L.C. was a monumental moment for the disabled community. It held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), unjustified isolation of a person with a disability is discrimination on the basis of the person’s disability.[1] Olmstead also held that the states need to provide treatment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the least restrictive … Continue reading Virginia’s Continued Non-Compliance with DOJ Settlement is Disability Discrimination

By Kat Beatty One of the most rapidly growing new technologies is the use of drones for recreational and professional use, with a total “[o]f…865,505 drones registered with the [Federal Aviation Administration] FAA.”[1] Due to the growing number of drones, in 2016, Congress required the FAA to establish regulations for the usage and identification of drones, called the Standard Remote ID requirement.[2] Part of the … Continue reading Drones and the Fourth Amendment

By Ben Raab Each year, thousands of people are subject to debt collection. Sometimes, debtors are subject to unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices by debt collectors. Because consumers do not choose the debt collectors they engage with, consumer protection laws and regulations are particularly important.[1] To provide consumers with protection, Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA created guidelines under which … Continue reading [Un]Fair Debt Collection

By Owen Giordano This summer, President Biden’s administration announced that low- and middle-income individuals who have unpaid student loan debt could have $10,000 of said debt cancelled through the American Rescue Act.[1] While this development is a welcome change to many, only half the battle has been won. There is presently disparate treatment of such relief for income tax purposes amongst the states. Specifically, there … Continue reading Only Half the Battle: The Disparate State Response to the Taxation of the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan