Transgender Equality in the Ninth Circuit: How the Court held in Parents for Privacy v. Barr, that transgender students are entitled to use school bathroom facilities associated with their gender identity.

Apr 06, 2021
By Sydney Finley. Brief Background on Transgender Discrimination in the U.S.About 1.4 million transgender individuals live in the U.S., which is less than 1% of the total population. Despite these seemingly low numbers, however, transgender individuals face significant amounts of prejudice…
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Is the Death Penalty Coming to an End?

Apr 06, 2021
By Nyla Knox. After seventeen years without a federal execution, the U.S. Department of Justice recently executed thirteen people in a six-month period. In this six-month period, the federal government executed more than three times as many people than it did…
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What is a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman?

Mar 25, 2021
By Cole Cribari.A History of Protecting Customer DataThe internet age and advancements in technology have completely transformed our society over the last forty years, causing corporations to radically change their business practices. Digital advertising is king and has created some…
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Delayed Disaster? Bankruptcy Filings and COVID-19

Mar 25, 2021
By John ButzerIntroductionAs the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses across the United States, many experts expected a flood of business and individual bankruptcy filings. Instead, in 2020, bankruptcy filings across all chapters were the lowest they had been in thirty-five…
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The Wild Wild West of Arizona’s Self-Driving Cars

Mar 15, 2021
By Tessa Patterson.Self-driving cars have always been a staple of the future. In this Jetson-esque paradise, cars would talk, deliver riders safely to their destinations, and, ideally, fly. Although cars have yet to hit the sky, Arizona continues to attract…
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Bird Law in the United States—Is it Governed by Reason?

Mar 15, 2021
By Jillian Knox.According to Charlie Day, the noted but fictional bird lawyer in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “bird law in this country [is] not governed by reason.” Over the last four years, the Trump Administration seemed anxious to prove…
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Arizona Plays a Key Role in Shaping the Future of U.S. Voters’ Rights

Mar 04, 2021
By Jacinda Stephens The Democratic National Committee’s Challenges to Arizona Voting Policies In 2016, the Democratic National Committee (“the DNC”) unsuccessfully petitioned for preliminary injunctions to stop Arizona from enforcing two of its voting policies. The first policy involved out-of-precinct…
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