Fall 2025: Security Policy

 

Security of Likeness in the Age of AI

By: Ryan McCaskill-Schock, Leila Naganna, Ariel Solomon

Published: Fall 2025

Abstract: This memo highlights the urgent need for legislation specifically tailored to regulating AI-generated content in the context of fraud. It proposes the creation of a federal law, the Digital Likeness and False Endorsement Act (DLFEA) to modernize the protections against synthetic identity exploitation.

 

 

 

U.S. Immigration Enforcement: Security, Discrimination, and Due Process 

By: Maria Cassereau, Lila Miller, Katie Wolter

Published: Fall 2025

Abstract: This memo examines the consequences of current immigration practices in the United States. Recently, there has been a rise in discriminatory immigration policy as ICE raids in the US are ramping up. Policy changes within the U.S. Supreme Court have given ICE more discretion when making arrests, allowing racial profiling. This memo highlights security, discrimination, and the lack of due process within the immigration system.

 

Burning Point: Why States Can’t Wait for Federal Heat Protections 

By: Audrey Nott, Daisy Martinez Jimenez

Published: Fall 2025

Abstract: As climate change continues to drive extreme temperatures across the United States, heat and safety in the workplace has become a critical public health and labor issue. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) agency regulates workplace safety at the federal level,  there is currently no national standard addressing extreme heat or providing protections for workers exposed to high temperatures. In response to this regulatory gap, seven states have taken a proactive approach to protecting their workers by enacting their own workplace heat safety regulations through their state level OSHA agencies. Due to the critical nature of work hazards, it is essential that states continue to lead in the absence of federal action by developing and implementing their own heat safety
regulations to protect their workers and industries.

 

Securing the Right to Water: Water Insecurity in the U.S.

By: Savannah Ginda, Chelsea Bediako

Published: Fall 2025

Abstract: Drinking water in the US leads the world in safety and reliability, but failures in systemic upkeep and physical infrastructure have threatened the security of water for many Americans. While water insecurity is often associated with developing nations, nearly 30 million Americans face limited surface water and failing infrastructure. This issue of water security has historically disproportionately affected marginalized communities due to factors like pollution,  poor sanitation, and the manipulation of political standing. This memo assesses the causes of the structural and procedural deficits that exist and the necessary policies to address them.