When America’s pursuit of Manifest Destiny collided with Mexican interest, all out war broke out, leading to the Mexican-American War. The conflict only lasted two years, but it would shape the future of both of these neighbor nations.
From laws preventing mention of gender identity or sexual orientation in classrooms, to proposals to ban gender-affirming care for youth, to even prohibiting drag shows, there are laws cropping up designed to restrict trans rights across the country.
On April 4, Donald Trump appeared in court after being indicted by a New York grand jury on 34 felony charges related to hush money payments during his 2016 presidential election. The indictment can be found in HeinOnline’s U.S. Presidential Library.
President Biden made cancelling student loan debt a major part of his presidential campaign, and he recently passed an executive order to cancel a significant amount of debt—but it is being fought tooth and nail in Congress and the courts.
With the March content release, we added 11 new journals, 10 of which are active serials that cover subjects such as Intellectual Property Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, and more. Keep reading to learn about these new additions.
Most people agree that guns should not be in the hands of unsupervised children. However, each year in the United States, children access firearms and accidentally—or purposefully—hurt themselves or others.
Before 1952, U.S. immigration policy was haphazard—many laws existed, but they weren’t consolidated, and they were based on discriminatory quotas. In this edition of Secrets of the Serial Set, we examine the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.
In honor of March Madness and Women’s History Month, we’re using HeinOnline, and especially our Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) database, to alley-oop into the fascinating history of women’s basketball.
Last Friday, March 3, was National Anthem Day in the United States. Why is that, you may ask? Well, March 3, 1931 was the day that “The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key was officially designated the national anthem.
Explore the plight and successes of America’s working class with HeinOnline’s Labor and Employment: The American Worker—an editorialized collection of 10,000+ titles that illuminate the history of labor conditions and employment law in the U.S.
