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Persecution in China Leads to Uyghur Genocide

Persecution in China Leads to Uyghur Genocide

by Phyllis Raybin Emert After the Holocaust, when six million Jews were killed in Adolph Hitler’s attempt to exterminate the Jewish race, the world collectively committed to the idea that genocide would never happen again. That “never again” commitment, however, has...
Legality of Abortion Up to the States

Legality of Abortion Up to the States

by Robin Roenker In June 2022, through its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that abortion—a medical procedure to intentionally end a pregnancy—is not a right protected by the U.S. Constitution. As a result,...
Does Banning Books Violate the First Amendment?

Does Banning Books Violate the First Amendment?

by Sylvia Mendoza At the start of every school year, there are renewed efforts to ban books in school libraries and public libraries. According to the American Library Association (ALA), the 2021-2022 school year had a record number of book ban requests and the...
Using Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Court

Using Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Court

by Emily Pecot In his song, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash wrote: “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.” Should that line be taken literally? Did Johnny Cash really shoot someone? Artistic freedom is a right afforded under the U.S. Constitution’s First...