by Farina M. Barth
Wrongful convictions plague the American criminal justice system and leave lasting, unimaginable harm on the innocent. Since 1989 through February 2025, the National Registry of Exonerations reported 3,658 exonerations: a total of 32,750 years behind bars that were lost.
17 Drexel L. Rev. 343
by Akshat Shekhar
Here for a powerful time, not a long time. This spin on the iconic Trooper lyric applies to several categories of Executive Branch officials—most prominently, special counsels and acting agency heads.
17 Drexel L. Rev. 425
by Kamron Moghaddas
In the 1970s, rap music emerged as a tool for Black artists to express their life experiences. Like many forms of Black art, rap quickly received criticism and disapproval because of its graphic depictions of various economic, political, and social issues.
17 Drexel L. Rev. 513
by Roslyn Thelliyankal
In 1983, Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act (“ODA”) as part of an effort to provide market incentives for pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce “orphan drugs,” drugs for diseases that impact less than two hundred thousand people in the United States annually. Prior to the passage of the ODA, rare-disease patients had little to no treatment options.
17 Drexel L. Rev. 567