By Sebastian Villanueva, 3L On December 31, 2022, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that there would be a six-month bilateral ceasefire agreement with the National Liberation Army (“ELN”), a leftist guerilla group in Colombia. The ceasefire was scheduled to commence on January 1, 2023. This announcement was lauded as a “breakthrough” by United Nations Secretary-General […]

By Noah Rust, 2L Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced that it will expand the use of an immigration program to allow migrants temporary residency in the United States. The approach, known as ‘parole,’ allows migrants from designated countries to enter the United States for humanitarian or other urgent reasons. This plan is based […]

By Ashley Knoblauch, 2L On April 5, 2022, legislators introduced Bill C-18, or the Online News Act (the “Act”), in Canada’s House of Commons. The Act’s purpose is to improve “fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace” by regulating digital platforms, such as Meta’s Facebook or Google, where news content is shared. Under the Act, digital […]

By July Choi, 2L On January 6, 2021, thousands of Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to show their disapproval of the 2020 presidential election of Joe Biden. Rioters marched toward the capitol chanting “we’re taking our country back,” and wielding flags and weapons. The mob, referred to as “great patriots” by former […]