Is the Government Protecting your Fifth Amendment Rights? Authored by: Kayla DeAlto, staff editor   Over the years Congress has expanded the government’s authority to take possession of criminal’s assets so that criminals do not benefit from their illegal proceeds. There are two forms of forfeiture, which the government uses to take the assets, they are criminal and civil forfeiture.[1] Criminal forfeiture which allows for … Continue reading Is the Government Protecting your Fifth Amendment Rights?

Heirs Property: What is it and how do we fix it? Authored by: Natalie King, staff editor “Heirs property” is noted as “one of the worst problem[s] you [have] never heard of.”[1]  Lately it has been given significant attention from the Black Lives Matter movement.[2] Specifically, the term is used to describe when heirs lack title to property that has been passed down from generation … Continue reading Heirs Property: What is it and how do we fix it?

by  Madeline Culbreth, Staff Editor President Biden has announced that he will be raising the annual cap on the number of refugees the United States will take in to as many as 125,000.[1] This is a stark turnaround from the Trump administration, which cut the annual cap to 15,000[2]. However, while President Biden’s plan would accept more than eight times the number of refugees accepted … Continue reading Looking to History as Inspiration for Evolving Refugee Resettlement Policies

Virginia bill repeals HIV criminalization laws due to disparate enforcement and adverse impact   Authored by: Gordon Willis, staff editor Last month, Senators Mamie Lock and Jennifer McClellan introduced Senate Bill 1138 to repeal the crime of infected sexual battery for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to remove a ban on HIV-positive organ and blood donors.[1] Washington D.C. and 11 other states … Continue reading Virginia bill repeals HIV criminalization laws due to disparate enforcement and adverse impact