Harvard Law & Policy Review

By Taylor Holden* The Trump administration recently rolled back federal requirements that employers include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, significantly expanding exemptions for corporations that cite moral or religious objections at the expense of the health of hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of women. This new policy is the latest in a long series of attempts to gut the Affordable Care Act, in order to pander to a small, vocal, and fringe part of the …

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By Ruth Stein* Older Americans may remember when November 11th wasn’t known as Veterans Day. The day reserved to recognize, reflect upon, and revere the achievements of our American heroes was originally named Armistice Day to honor the cessation of major World War I hostilities (at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918). It was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. The new name rightly reflects that for so many of the men and women who have served our country, the war is never …

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By Danielle Haley* In late October, Governor Cuomo vetoed a bill that “Relates to the definition of a gravity knife.” The law aimed to reform New York­’s laws regarding gravity knives by reducing the possibility for discretionary and discriminatory enforcement. The law governing gravity knives was initially passed in 1958 and has not been updated since. This marks the second year that a bill to modify this law has passed both houses of the New York State legislature and been rejected by the …

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By Alexander Andresian* Two weeks ago, President Trump formally announced the beginning of the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.[1] Put in place by the Obama Administration, the DACA program granted work permits to, and deferred the deportation of, the children of undocumented immigrants (herein referred to as “Dreamers”) brought to the United States at a young age.[2] The announcement served as a reminder of the Trump Administration’s capacity for unspeakable …

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By Caleb Hall* The onslaughts of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are the first recorded instance where two category four hurricanes reached the U.S. Atlantic coast within the same calendar year. As of this writing, the Houston area death toll has reached over eighty, and Hurricane Irma has taken thirty-nine lives in the United States along with thirty seven in the Caribbean. These storms were not caused by climate change, but their impacts were intensified by it.[1] Americans are justifiably …

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By James Sasso* Even though the Dallas Mavericks are his namesake, Senator John McCain has embraced the philosophy of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team: trust the process. For 76ers’ fans, this mantra played like a jukebox stuck on Sting’s Desert Rose; at first it’s tolerable, but quickly it’s maddening. Fans suffered years of horrendous teams while management stockpiled draft picks, sidelined promising young talent, and refused to spend money on free agency. But now, “the process” has …

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