A NEW GENERATION OF YELLOW JOURNALISM: New Media, Censorship, and the First Amendment Part II

Technology and society have changed since the days of yellow journalism. The readership of the New York World and the New York Journal did not extend much further than the New York City area. Any fake news they printed stayed within New York City limits. At present the internet and more specifically social networks allow … Continue reading A NEW GENERATION OF YELLOW JOURNALISM: New Media, Censorship, and the First Amendment Part II →

IEPs: Individual Education Plan or Incredibly Exasperating Plan

Individualized Education Plans (hereinafter IEPs) are critical for the educational progress of children with disabilities. An IEP as defined under 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1) is a “written statement for each child with a disability” that includes information regarding the child’s current education level and performance, annual goals, progress reports on the child’s ability to meet … Continue reading IEPs: Individual Education Plan or Incredibly Exasperating Plan →

New Bedford Opioid Forum Keynote Speaker Emphasizes Community as an Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

On October 2, 2017, the New Bedford Whaling Museum hosted “Finding Solutions: a Community Opioid Forum.” The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for law enforcement officials, medical workers, and community members to converse about the problem of opioid addiction in Massachusetts. The keynote speaker, Mr. Michael Botticelli, is the current Executive Director of … Continue reading New Bedford Opioid Forum Keynote Speaker Emphasizes Community as an Approach to the Opioid Epidemic →

UMass Law Review Hosts an Immigration Law Symposium

Immigration has become a divisive issue for our nation. At the end of 2016, NBC news identified immigration as one of eight issues that would shape politics in 2016. After the election of President Donald J. Trump, immigration became a hotly debated issue as the President threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities. The … Continue reading UMass Law Review Hosts an Immigration Law Symposium →

Autonomous Liability

Hypothetical: A Google Self-Driving Car is stationary at a traffic signal in Amherst, Massachusetts. At the same time, a Tesla Model S, utilizing its “Autopilot” feature, is traveling on the same road at a constant velocity of 65 miles per hour, the posted speed limit. If the Tesla fails to stop and crashes into the … Continue reading Autonomous Liability →

Recent SJC Case Will Aid Immigrant Children Between the Ages of 18 and 21 in Massachusetts

Since 2014, the United States has seen over 160,000 unaccompanied immigrant children reach its borders. (See Improving the Protection and Fair Treatment of Unaccompanied Children September 2016, available at: https://supportkind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/KIND-Protection-and-Fair-Treatment-Report_September-2016-FINAL.pdf.). These children face multiple challenges and horrors that force them to flee their home countries. According to the legal representation organization Kids In Need of … Continue reading Recent SJC Case Will Aid Immigrant Children Between the Ages of 18 and 21 in Massachusetts →

Is Amazon.com a Monopoly?

Amazon.com, the preeminent online marketplace for seemingly all goods that exist, has been a lightning rod for criticism. It experienced backlash over trying to control the e-book market and putting brick and mortar bookstores out of business. It has also been accused of being a monopoly in violation of antitrust law. News recently broke about … Continue reading Is Amazon.com a Monopoly? →

Repealing the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act; An Inhumane Approach to Immigration

American foreign and migration policy should reflect Cuba in 2016, and not 1966, and there is a fairer and more human way of expediting the immigration process for Cubans as well as other foreign natives. Ninety miles of water is the only thing that stands in the way of Cuban migrants from the shores of … Continue reading Repealing the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act; An Inhumane Approach to Immigration →

Whose Bright Stripes and Bright Stars…..

Mississippi State University and the University for Women have joined five other public universities in ceasing to fly Mississippi’s state flag that shows the Confederate battle emblem in the upper left-hand corner. The decision comes at a time when many of Mississippi’s public universities have taken affirmative steps to distance themselves from Confederate symbols. Just … Continue reading Whose Bright Stripes and Bright Stars….. →

Green Police

Starting in the late 20th century, one of the biggest obstacles in reducing climate change is the inability to decrease atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide produced by fossil fuels. The continuous extraction of fossil fuels are attributable to many big oil corporations such as Rosneft, Chevron, and Conoco Phillips. After many years of failed federal … Continue reading Green Police →