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Grappling with Ghost Guns

Grappling with Ghost Guns

by Emily Pecot The legal landscape of gun safety faces a new frontier centering around the “ghost gun.” While the term ghost gun may be catchy, the official name is “privately made firearms” (PMFs), and these untraceable weapons present a...
Blurring the Line Between Church and State

Blurring the Line Between Church and State

by Michael Barbella Legal conflicts are developing across the nation over the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, as some states push for expanding the role of religion in public schools by incorporating the Ten Commandments or the Bible into state curriculum. The...
U.S. Supreme Court and the Second Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court and the Second Amendment

by Robin Roenker In the U.S. Supreme Court’s more than 230 years of existence it has issued approximately 10 rulings on Second Amendment cases—the first in 1876. In 2024, the Court ruled in two Second Amendment cases—U.S. v. Rahimi, which addressed the...
Predatory Teen Marketing—Not Kid’s Stuff

Predatory Teen Marketing—Not Kid’s Stuff

by Sylvia Mendoza The National Financial Educators Council (NFEC), a social impact company focused on financial wellness, estimates that U.S. advertisers spend approximately $2.9 billion a year for targeted ads to children. They project that the number will reach...