Author: Brandon

From the Congo to the U.S.: A Singular Appreciation of the U.S. Constitution

As French speakers say, “Rome ne fut pas faite toute en un jour” (Rome wasn’t built in a day), and the United States as a nation should understand that the ideals of equality, rights, liberty, opportunity and democracy take time to achieve and one should not be discouraged by challenges faced by one’s generation in the pursuit of these ideals.

Changes to the Uniform Rules: Just What Was Fixed?

On June 13, 2022, the Administrative Board of the Courts issued Administrative Order 141/2022, effective July 1, 2022, which provides for twelve changes to the Uniform Rules originally promulgated by OCA effective February 1, 2021.

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

In its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a precedent that has stood for nearly 50 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has severely limited the civil rights of all American women. The court has overturned precedent before, but every other time the court was driven by the desire to expand individual rights — not to take them away.