Ian CourtsSCOTUS Grants President Sovereign Immunity from Criminal ProsecutionHow SCOTUS’s activist decision in Trump v. U.S. is not only anti-originalist but also a threat to democratic-republican government.Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2024
Ian CourtsRepresentative Kenyatta’s HB 2269 May Be the Bill that Protects Commonwealth Same-Sex Marriages…How HB 2269’s passage may protect same-sex marriages within the Commonwealth.Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024
Ian CourtsSCOTUS’s Student Loan Ruling Against America’s Students, and Middle & Working ClassesHow SCOTUS’s decision in Nebraska v. Biden striking down the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness is legally illogical and an…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
InAn Injustice!byIan CourtsSCOTUS’s Failed Affirmative Action DecisionHow the SCOTUS decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard continues the court’s legacy in supporting the vestiges of American…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
InAn Injustice!byIan CourtsMoore v. Harper: A Battle of Judicial SupremacyHow the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper and the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in Harper v. Hall avoided a battle…Jun 27, 20231Jun 27, 20231
Ian CourtsThe Lone Dissenter: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissenting Opinion in favor of Worker’s RightsJustice Jackson’s powerful dissent in defense of workers rights in Glacier Northwest v. TeamstersJun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
Ian CourtsJuries the Judges of Fact, Credibility, and Culpability in a Jury Trial.By: Ian L. Courts¹Dec 24, 2022Dec 24, 2022
Ian CourtsThe United States Condemns Russia for “Crimes Against Humanity”A brief discussion of Vice President Kamala Harris’s stern rebuke and condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023
Ian CourtsImprisoned for being Unemployed: America’s Probation StateWhy extensive periods of incarceration are excessive and harsh for technical probation violations.Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Ian CourtsOvercoming Vengeance in Sentencing Punitive vs. RehabilitationA brief examination of how prosecutors can encourage rehabilitation over punitive criminal justice methods for the accused.Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
Ian CourtsNot So Revenge: Prosecuting Revenge Porn in the Internet Culture“The law and its response on revenge-porn/cyber-exploitation in modern internet culture!”Aug 11, 2022Aug 11, 2022
Ian CourtsLetter to the Editor-U.S. Law Day & The Rule of LawIan Lamar Courts Guest Writer — UNC Greensboro’s “The Carolinian”Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
Ian CourtsA NO to HB 1590 is a NO to Mandatory Minimum Sentences and A Yes to Criminal Sentencing ReformHB 1590 is a proposed bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature that would require sentencing judges to impose mandatory minimum sentences —…Jun 11, 2021Jun 11, 2021
Ian CourtsThe ABCs of American Law: What are the sources of American Law?A general overview of the sources of American law that govern our daily lives.Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Ian CourtsAmerica’s Legal Systems’ Procedural LeviathanAn op-ed describing the procedural and appellate processes of the United States’s legal system — using the federal courts and Pennsylvania…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
InAn Injustice!byIan CourtsConstitution Day: Three Black Jurists that Reshaped Our Constitution’s Equality JurisprudenceOn September 17, the U.S. commemorates its Constitution; as we reflect, let us not forget the Black American Jurists that reformed our…Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
Ian CourtsAppellate Prosecutors & DefendersThe Attorneys who handle America’s criminal appellate cases.Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Ian CourtsProsecuting Cybercrime Under Pennsylvania Law: What Does Pennsylvania’s Anti-Cybercrime Statute…What is the law on cybercrime in the Commonwealth?Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
