Tag: Congress
Marking the End of Forced Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases
About the Author: Gursehaj Singh is a dual degree LL.B./J.D. candidate at Cornell Law School. He is originally from New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Cornell Law, he attended Jindal Global Law School, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in business administration and law. He will be joining the New York office of White &…
21 May 2022
Why is tuition rising and what can we do about it?
Spencer Li is a 2L at Cornell Law School. He grew up in Queens, NY and has a business administration degree from University at Buffalo. He worked in retail banking prior to law school and plans on pursuing corporate law in NYC after graduation.
26 Apr 2022
I See You, Survivor: A Call to Dismantle the Troubled Teen Industry
About the Author: Nicole Belenitsky is a second-year student at Cornell Law School. Nicole graduated from the Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College where she studied Political Science as well as Communication Studies with a focus on rhetoric and public advocacy. She is the Senior Online Editor for Cornell Law School’s Journal of Law and…
31 Mar 2022
Reforming Stock Trading Inside the Beltway
About the Author: Cody Colton is a 2L at Cornell Law School. He graduated from the University of California Irvine, where he majored in political science with an emphasis on legal studies. Cody is interested in securities litigation and white-collar crime. He is an associate for Cornell Law School’s Journal of Public Policy and its…
15 Mar 2022
The Cost of Congress Kicking the Can on DACA
(Source) In 2012, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security established Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) in an attempt to address the issue of deporting immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, never received legal status, and have lived continuously in the U.S. since 2007. Since its implementation, around 800,000 individuals have…
26 Oct 2020
A Rushed Effort to Initiate Tax Legislation
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the White House and Congressional Republicans revealed a new tax plan. Obtained and reported by the Washington Post, Congress released a nine-page document titled, “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code,” which summarizes the proposed tax code reformations. With this tax plan, President Trump expects to bring “revolutionary change”…
31 Jan 2018
Can Congress Rescue Students from Drowning in Debt?
Jessica Flores analyzes the student loan debt crisis in the United States and explores potential solutions to this national problem.
18 Feb 2014
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Advocates: Be Patient!
Jessica Flores reflects on her interview with Professor Yale-Loehr where he shared insight concerning the prospects of comprehensive immigration reform.
4 Feb 2014
Vaccine Torts and Bruesewitz v. Wyeth
Professors Jeff Van Detta and Joanna Apolinsky comment on Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, which ruled that federal law immunized vaccine-manufacturers from design-defect tort claims under state law. The Supreme Court cited Detta and Apolinsky’s article “Rethinking Liability for Vaccine Injuries”, published in the JLPP, in their holding.
22 Aug 2011