By Ana Choi* In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, panic has engulfed the United States. The fact that the attacks occurred in France—rather than in a distant and war-torn country that we can psychologically distance ourselves from—has shattered people’s sense of security and caused the threat of terrorism to loom larger and more real than before. … [Read more...] about Korematsu Part II? Terror, Panic, and Institutional Failure
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A SCOTUS Ruling on Gay Marriage: What’s it Actually Worth?
By HLPR Online Staff Since the Supreme Court’s June 2013 ruling in United States v. Windsor—holding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional—gay rights advocates have brought a tidal wave of lawsuits across the country successfully challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. On October 6th of this year, the Supreme Court denied cert in cases from five states, … [Read more...] about A SCOTUS Ruling on Gay Marriage: What’s it Actually Worth?
Getting Rid of Teacher Tenure Will Not Lead to Education Equality
By Ana Choi Last month, David Boies—the star litigator who represented Al Gore in Bush v. Gore and argued against California’s Prop 8 in Hollingsworth v. Perry—became the chairman of Partnership for Educational Justice (PEJ), an organization founded by former CNN anchor Campbell Brown to pursue lawsuits challenging teacher tenure. According to an interview with the Washington … [Read more...] about Getting Rid of Teacher Tenure Will Not Lead to Education Equality