By James Dail (CMC ’20) One of President Trump’s main campaign promise was to revive the depleted US manufacturing sector and bring back lost jobs by implementing tariffs. Even today, this is one of the President’s main talking points whenever he goes to a campaign rally in an area that used to have strong employment in its manufacturing sector, such as Pittsburgh. This idea is very popular...
By Daisy Ni (PO ’21) The past year saw the rise and fall of California Proposition 3 (Cal 3), an initiative proposing to split California into three states. Sponsored by venture capitalist Tim Draper, it aimed to divide California into three: Northern California, Southern California, and California. Although Cal 3 gained enough voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot, the...
By James Dail (CMC ’20) One of the main issues at the heart of the Kavanaugh hearings is the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that established that women have a right to an abortion. That Kavanaugh may provide the pivotal swing vote to overturn Roe, given that the vote takes place at all after recent sexual assault allegations, is arousing strong passions on both...
By Jessie Levin (PO’ 18) Introduction: Imagine a world where illnesses do not exist and where parents can dictate the specific traits that they want for their future children. Although this world seems like it is thousands of years away, the technology to bring this to fruition is here. If a parent wanted to design a baby with perfect teeth, green eyes, and resistance to dementia, they...
By Sophie Roe (PO ’19) On July 30, Medicare and Medicaid turned 54. Interestingly, what began as a federal-state government health care program is now being called a “welfare program.” Although Medicaid is overseen by the Federal Government, states are granted an incredible degree of discretion to structure and implement the program as they see fit. The consequence is extreme...
By Lea Kayali (PO ’19) On June 26th, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision on Trump v. Hawai’i, siding with the state on one of the most controversial actions of the Trump presidency: a progression of executive orders on immigration, known colloquially as the Muslim Ban. The decision to uphold the travel ban inspired an uproar among human rights advocates...
Conducted by Michaela Shelton (PO ’21) and Madison Yardumian (SC ’21), Staff Writers Christopher Darden has practiced law for over 37 years. He worked for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted cases regarding gang violence and criminal activity perpetrated by law enforcement officials. Darden rose to particular prominence for his role as co-prosecutor...
By Allie Carter (CMC ’19) On June 28, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed charges against over 600 defendants across 58 federal districts for their alleged involvement in health care fraud schemes encompassing over $2 billion in false billings. This is the largest health care fraud takedown to date. The indictments announced by DOJ and...
By Alison Jue (SCR ’20) Introduction On September 17th, 2017, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced at George Mason University that the Department of Education would begin to change the manner sexual misconduct is handled and investigated on college campuses. DeVos described plans to rescind policies that were introduced in both the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972 and in a Dear...
By Isaac Cui (PO ‘20) Managing Editor In March, I wrote an article for the CJLPP about a lawsuit filed by Texas and joined by nineteen other states to enjoin enforcement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, often called Obamacare). On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the United States Department of Justice filed its brief in the case, asserting that parts of the ACA are unconstitutional and requesting a...
