Elif Painaik

Elif Painaik, Co-Editor in Chief Overview In Cascino v. Nelson, the Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a Texas law that only allows voters over age 65 to vote by mail violates the 26th Amendment’s prohibition of age-based discrimination in voting.¹ The case was filed during the COVID-19 pandemic by 20-year-old UT Austin student Joseph Cascino, who argued that voting by mail should be accessible to people of all ages. Currently, voting by mail is legal in Texas for those under 65 only...

Elif Painaik, Co-Editor in Chief Overview In Chatrie vs. United States, the Supreme Court is currently considering whether the execution of a geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment.¹ A geofence warrant is a legal court order that compels technology companies to provide data on every electronic device present within a specific geographic area during a designated time frame. This allows police to scan thousands of devices, even those of innocent bystanders. Unlike traditional warrants...