By Ariel Peterson BALTIMORE, MD—After spending 23 years in prison, Adnan Syed was released th ...
Ariel Peterson is a second-year Political Science major and English minor at UCLA. After graduation, she is excited to attend law school. She intends on becoming a public interest lawyer to fight injustice in the criminal justice system and help people whose lives have been negatively impacted by the law.
October, 2022
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U.S. Department of Justice Asks Supreme Court Not to Take American Samoa Citizenship Case
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last month, United States Solicitor General Elizabeth B. P ...
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President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—This month, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5376, the hist ...
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Kosoul Chanthakoummane Faces Execution in Texas Despite Lack of Evidence of Guilt
By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX—Kosoul Chanthakoummane is scheduled to be executed in Tex ...
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House of Representatives Votes to Pass Respect for Marriage Act
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this month passed H.R. ...
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Halts Execution of Ramiro Gonzales after Expert Witness Rejects Initial Testimony
By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX— The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this month granted a ...