By: Vanessa Levy Gonik The Panama Canal, which registers approximately 14,000 transits annually, accounts for six percent of global trade. The United States is the top user of the Canal, with 66% of 2019 cargo traffic either beginning or ending its journey at a U.S. port. Meanwhile, China—though the main source of goods moving through […]
By: Danielle Mena, 2L In recent political discourse, President Donald Trump has suggested that Canada should become the United States’ 51st state. This idea, though unconventional, has historical precedents; various proposals for U.S. expansion, including the annexation of Canada, have been discussed throughout history. Interestingly, in the 1950s, U.S. Congressman Timothy Sheehan introduced a congressional […]
By: Yelyzaveta “Liza” Aleksyeyeva, 2L The Dominican Republic’s Constitution and penal code dictate that preventative detention is an “exceptional” measure, with six alternative options that do not involve prison time. Yet, the country continues to allow pretrial detention in nearly all criminal cases where no charges have been filed, without making structural changes to the […]
By: Orlando Calzado, 2L In his speech at Davos 2025, Javier Milei reaffirmed his commitment to create a “free market economy” and reduce regulatory intervention. As the president of Argentina, Milei has literally taken a chainsaw to government spending, aggressively cutting regulations in an effort to address Argentina’s economic crisis. Donald Trump, echoing similar rhetoric, […]
