Tag: politics
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Retributive Justice as a Justification for the Death Penalty: An Analysis of Florida Senate Bill 1804
Writer: Bennett Calvo Article Editor: Evelyn Shvartsman Associate Editors: Madeline Swaine & Kelsie Fernandez I. Introduction On October 1, 2025, Florida Senate Bill 1804 took effect, expanding the scope of the death penalty. The bill reclassified sex trafficking of minors under the age of twelve, committed by adults over eighteen years of age, as a…
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The Executive Playbook in the Era of Major Questions
Writer: Ethan Hicks Article Editor: Kennedy Murphy Associate Editors: Patrick Noble & Leona Rindle I. Introduction The major questions doctrine (MQD) is a newly formalized doctrine of the U.S. Supreme Court intended to curb the exercise of “highly consequential” regulatory authority by federal administrative agencies. In short, the MQD requires that “clear congressional authorization” be present for…
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Stopping Executive Overreach in the U.S. Military: Congressional Approval for Judge Advocate General’s Dismissals
Writer: Connor “Joe” Daniels Article Editor: Cassandra Torres Associate Editors: Patrick Noble & Leona Rindle I. Introduction Pete Hegseth’s recent replacement of the Judge Advocates General (TJAGs), the top attorneys for each branch of the United States military, has exposed a longstanding vulnerability within United States military law. The secretary of defense and the president…
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The Patchwork Problem: Adopting the Indian EVM Model to Standardize American Election Infrastructure
Writer: Spurthi Reddy Article Editor: Geetika Kosuri Associate Editors: Dina Fakhar & Leona Rindle The United States currently operates under a hyper-decentralized electoral model, where the manner of voting is determined by a patchwork of over 8,000 local jurisdictions, leading to an environment that relies on private vendors, lacks uniform technical standards, and causes human…
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