Month: November 2023

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Criminalizing Communities: The Inherent Problem with the “High-Crime Area” Factor in Fourth Amendment Analysis

By Nick Kaye The Rise of the “High-Crime Area” Factor In Illinois v. Wardlow, the United States Supreme Court held that an individual’s mere presence in a “high-crime area” is a significant factor in determining whether an investigative detention, commonly known as a “Terry stop” or “stop and frisk,” is constitutional under the Fourth Amendment.[1] Specifically, the Court held that presence in a “high-crime area,” … Continue reading Criminalizing Communities: The Inherent Problem with the “High-Crime Area” Factor in Fourth Amendment Analysis

Eric Ramputh
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Chemically Convicted: An Overlooked Violation of the Eighth Amendment

By: Sarah Gokelman   In March of this year, a man in Louisiana was convicted of sexual offenses against a juvenile.[1] His prison sentence of 35 years was accompanied by conditions you might expect for such an offense–sex offender registration, no contact with the victims involved, etc.[2] But one of these conditions may surprise you. Upon his release from prison, Ryan Clark will be required … Continue reading Chemically Convicted: An Overlooked Violation of the Eighth Amendment

Melissa Hernandez
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The Fight For Religious Reproductive Rights: Satanic Law

By: Jack Ellis Two trends in American jurisprudence stand poised to collide: The rise in religious exemptions from our laws[1], and the encroaching restrictions on reproductive rights[2]. The cage match where these two conservative legal aims will come head to head may have an unlikely referee, Satan. The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic religion with 46 American congregations and over 700,000 members (which places it … Continue reading The Fight For Religious Reproductive Rights: Satanic Law

Melissa Hernandez