JORDAN GRAY—No matter where you fall in the depths of the death penalty debate, it is undisputed that Florida currently has the second largest death-row population in the country with almost four hundred inmates waiting to meet the needle that will put an end to their years in solitary. But times may be changing. Prior […]
ELLEN DEGNAN—The City of Miami is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. In 2014, it had the highest rate of cost-burdened renters in the nation: 66.2 percent of Miami renters spent more than 30 percent of household income on rent and utilities. Even more astonishing, 37 percent of all renters and 83 percent […]
ADAM STOLZ—The Bluebook is widely regarded as the “Bible” of legal citation, at least for law school students and legal scholars. As with any religion, adherence to the Bluebook is a sensitive topic and is the center of controversy within the legal community. While the benefits of having a uniform citation system are apparent, tension […]
CARLI RABEN—On September 9th, as many as 24,000 federal and state prisoners in up to twelve states went on strike and refused to show up to prison jobs for what organizers are deeming “a Call to Action Against Slavery in America.” The Thirteenth Amendment abolished the practice of slavery in the United States with one […]
JOSHUA MANDEL—In the words of Professor Michael McCann: “[a]mateurism in college sports may be on life support, but it’s not dead yet.” The NCAA’s business model is predicated upon requiring its student-athletes to retain amateur status. As of 2015, NCAA Division I member-universities can offer financial aid to student-athletes that would cover tuition and fees, […]
