Abstract A recent shift in the constitution of the personnel on the U.S. Supreme Court has resulted in a “supermajority” of conservative justices that have significantly shifted key constitutional doctrines in a manner not seen in recent history...
Abstract Teaching constitutional law today has been impacted by two trends reflecting a polarized electorate and politics: first, recent restrictions targeting education prohibiting the use of critical race theory, critical legal theory, feminist...
Abstract Prohibitions on gender-affirming care for minors in the United States came to a head in the last few months, with the issuance of an Executive Order by the Trump Administration that threatens to penalize institutions that provide such care...
Abstract What does a family look like? In recent years, societal understandings have generally grown more inclusive of different kinds of familial structures, including queer families, blended families, interracial families, working mothers, and...
Abstract Washington courts have attempted to prevent the issues created by implicit bias in jury selection by adopting an objective Batson standard. However, since its adoption, Washington courts have failed to apply this “objective standard” in...
Abstract Disability, preexisting conditions, or underlying conditions might seem like uncontroversial factors to cite when determining an individual’s cause of death. However, many death investigators have also cited these conditions in deaths...