By: Veronica Orantes, 2L For over a decade, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been battling a severe financial crisis.  It hit rock bottom in 2015, when Governor Padilla of Puerto Rico publicly acknowledged the Commonwealth’s debt was simply “not payable.”[1]  The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is a Commonwealth-owned corporation responsible for power […]

By: Michelle Stein, 2L With a new administration in power in the U.S. comes curiosity for prospective immigrants about the fate of immigration policies. Regarding employment-based visas, H-1B visa applicants are wondering how President Biden may undo the work of his predecessor. In June 2020, then-President Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending access to […]

By: Ryan Tahiri, 2L On October 25, 2020, Chile held a referendum to decide whether to retain its current constitution or draft a new charter. The current constitution was drawn up in 1980 under the rule of General Augusto Pinochet, the leader of Chile’s former military dictatorship. Chileans were strongly in support of replacing the […]

By: Kristina Thoren, 2L Flashed upon many of our news screens there have been news articles detailing a second wave of COVID-19 coming. There is now a strong urgency to make sure there is a collaborative international response to deal with governance frameworks that impact international trade. No country can entirely be self-sufficient, trade is […]