More Cops In Schools Won’t Keep Kids Safe
After last week’s devastating school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across America are demanding an assault weapons ban, comprehensive background […]
Education & Youth
The Trump Administration’s For-Profit College Problem
On December 12, 2016, then-Secretary of Education John King revoked federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Electronic Monitoring: Punishment and Liberty in the Age of GPS
Sam,[1] who I met last summer, was a teenager on probation. He sported an electronic monitor strapped around his ankle
Elizabeth McIntyre: Putting a Stop to the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A first-hand account of efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by Greater Boston Legal Services attorney Elizabeth McIntyre.
Zach Greenberg: Striking the Balance Between Academic Freedom and Transparency in Higher Education
After more than 1,100 law professors sent an open letter opposing the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General,
A Middlebury Alum Digs Into the Free Speech Debate
An idyllic hilltop retreat, where I spent four years of my life, has turned, it seems, into a national battleground.
Supreme Court Declines to Consider Challenge to Mandatory Life Sentences for Juveniles
Ahmad Bright was sixteen years old when he was involved in the shooting death of 19-year-old Corey Davis in 2006.[1]
How do we teach civil rights?
As my classmates and I learned it, the civil rights movement belonged to a bygone era. Yet, this is clearly not the case. Civil rights are very much a live issue, encompassing race, gender, sexual identity, and more. Our grade school education system should reflect that.
Parenting After Etan Patz
Last week a New York jury found Pedro Hernandez guilty of the murder of Etan Patz, the six-year-old boy who
The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Shield Against Genetic Discrimination
The Ninth Circuit recently held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Admission Plan, But Is It Finished With Affirmative Action?
On Thursday, the Supreme Court decided Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II) for the second time, this