CASEY SOARES—My friend Danny woke up Christmas morning to news that his neighbor died from an opioid overdose overnight. Although Danny found the news upsetting, he was not surprised; Danny lives in Taunton, Massachusetts, a city struggling with the opioid epidemic. Embed from Getty Images Every day, more than 100 people die from opioid overdose. […]
ELISABETH RABIN—This February, University of Miami Law Review’s annual symposium will examine the ways that attorneys, financiers, and other professionals guide their clients through cross-border investments and disputes, as well as the growth in international career opportunities that will accompany Miami’s transition from a regional hub to a “hemispheric innovation center.” Melissa Medina, president of […]
CAITLYN CULLEN—On October 28, Brazilians elected right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro as their next president. Bolsonaro secured nearly 55% of Brazilians’ votes with a campaign that was heavily centered on his social media presence. Election results were met with a wave of both celebration and protest across the country, which comes as no surprise given the […]
ANGEL SANCHEZ—Who are “All persons born…in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”? The answer governs who is constitutionally entitled to birthright citizenship. The Citizenship Clause provides that: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein […]
It is with profound sadness that we inform the passing of Gail D. Serota, JD ’79. Gail was an esteemed partner at the law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, onetime councilwoman for the Village of Pinecrest and president of the Sisterhood at the Bet Shira Synagogue, as well as a Reid Scholar, and a […]
