The University of Miami Law Review is thrilled to welcome the newest candidates to the UMLR family and network. Congratulations to the following candidates; we look forward to working with you! Bettge, Paige Bielski, Keelin Cheney, Megan Dilts, Nicholas Dudley, Alexander Feldman, Sydney Frucht, Maya * Grzelak, Filip * Guernsey, Daniel Jorgensen, Josephine * Kasten, Fredric * […]
The University of Miami Law Review is thrilled to welcome the newest candidates to the UMLR family and network. Congratulations to the following candidates, we look forward to working with you: Michelle Armenteros Ian Campa Olivia Castillo* Nicole Chipi Laura Elise Connor Ellen Degnan Christopher Fraga* Summer Galitz Jordan Gray Joshua Gutter Jillian Kovler Jennifer Ledig Whitney […]
BY ISEL PEREZ — In 1978, Congress amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by adding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), which prohibits sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. 42 U. S. C. § 2000e(k). The second clause of the PDA provides that employers must treat “women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or […]
BY RAVIKA RAMESHWAR — State safeguards to prevent partisan gerrymandering are facing a constitutional hurdle in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday, May 4, 2015, to determine if states have the right to limit or abolish state legislative authority to draw boundaries for […]
Peter Prieto, alumnus of the University of Miami Law Review and member of the Law Review‘s Alumni Advisory Board, was recently named to lead the plaintiffs’ side of the consolidated Takata air bag litigation in Miami federal court. Mr. Prieto is a partner with Podhurst Orseck and has earned numerous accolades during his time as a […]
