An analysis of the Sept. 2 strike on suspected Venezuelan drug-trafficking vessels Published March 16th, 2026 Written by Eleni Karamanos In one of the Trump administration’s most controversial foreign policy moves, the U.S. strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats off the coast of Venezuela have set a new precedent for how the United States defines war, one of the Trump administration’s most controversial foreign policy moves. In fact, many legal scholars deem it illegal. Th

How did the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit fail to prove a monopoly? Published March 15th, 2026 Written by Nick Tarantino In the public imagination, Meta towers over the digital world: a company that commands attention, shapes culture and buys its way out of competition. According to Antitrust law, however, monopolization requires something more concrete. That gap came into sharp relief when the Federal Trade Commission’s high-profile case against Meta collapsed, not bec

An analysis of Case v. Montana and its 4th Amednment implications Published March 15th, 2026 Written by Emma Hoffman In September of 2021, William Case’s girlfriend called 911 to report Case’s concerning behavior. Case, an Army veteran, had been threatening to commit suicide, as well as to harm any officers who entered his home. The officers who arrived at the scene knew Case, his history of mental health issues and his prior threats of committing suicide via provocation of

Assessing Two Scholars’ Interpretations of the Extra-Legal Measures Model Published March 14th, 2026 Written by Addie Merrick States become subject to intervention by outside powers while mass atrocities occur within their borders. Whether for political or economic interests, or the obligation of moral responsibilities in humanitarian intervention, tensions arise when outside states deem it necessary to intervene on humanitarian issues. Further, when the United Nations Securi