Category: Education Law
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Are We There Yet?: Why Students for Fair Admissions Isn’t Stopping at Harvard
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In 2023, the United States Supreme Court published its opinion in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.[1] In his majority opinion, Chief Justice Roberts held that, “[e]liminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it” and therefore “[o]ur constitutional history does not tolerate” the mathematical use of race in the university admissions context.[2] The Court’s decision…
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Duke Drama: Defamation & Defense of Institution Identity within The White Lotus
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This article contains information about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help. You can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or visit their website at suicidepreventionlifeline.org. The wardrobe stylist for Timothy Ratliff, a main character in season three of HBO’s The White…
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The Troubled Teen Industry: Survivors Urge for Reform But Efforts to Regulate Reveal Complexities
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The death of a twelve-year-old boy at Trails Carolina, a for-profit wilderness camp in North Carolina, has reignited conversations about the Troubled Teen Industry (“TTI”). Counselors at Trails Carolina confined the boy in a bivy tent secured with an alarm. The counselors sealed the outer panel of the tent due to tearing in the mesh…
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For What It’s ‘Earth’: Individual Action Can Make A Difference Against Climate Change
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Climate change is creating vast and catastrophic conditions in every region of the United States. Since 1901, the average surface temperature across the contiguous forty-eight states has risen at an average rate of 0.17°F per decade.[1] Although that number may seem insignificant, the implications of a warming climate illustrate just how urgent the issue really is. These…