Sonia Mahajan (CC ‘21) is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Sustainable Development. She served as CULR Editor-in-Chief in 2020. She has also served as a Coordinator for the Greensale, which raises $36,000 for campus sustainability initiatives annually. Originally from San Carlos, California, Sonia spends her free time sleeping, reading, and watching “The West Wing.” She can be contacted at sonia.mahajan@columbia.edu.

Articles Written

“Changing the Game: Establishing Precedent for State Funding of Church Playgrounds”

“The Affordable Care Act: Implementation, Challenges, and its Future”

“Technological Self-Incrimination: The Precedent of Biometric Unlocking”

“The New California: How to (Constitutionally) Form a New U.S. State”

Articles Edited

“Shelby County v. Holder: Implications of a Weakened Voting Rights Act,” written by Abhishek Hariharan

“UNCLOS and the South China Sea Crisis: How Maritime Law is Being Ignored,” written by Abhishek Hariharan

“Implications of Lochner v. New York,” written by Abhishek Hariharan

“Assessing the Legality of Juliana v. United States,” written by JiHoon Ko

“Rap in the Courtroom: Evaluating the Implications of State of New Jersey v. Vonte L. Skinner,” written by JiHoon Ko

“Social Media in Civil Law,” written by Rachel Halpern