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Uncompelling Uniformity
November 01, 2024 EDT
Uncompelling Uniformity
Jacob Sandler

When the potential for a circuit split arises, courts face competing values in determining the best course of action. A circuit may strive to balance consistency, predictability, uniformity...

Hitting Back: Methods of Abolishing Corporal Punishment in the Florida School System
May 01, 2024 EDT
Hitting Back: Methods of Abolishing Corporal Punishment in the Florida School System
Pressly Pratt

The use of corporal punishment against children has fallen more and more out of vogue in the past half-century as research has shown that the practice only harms children...

Ending Arbitrary Invasions by Shielding “Abandoned” Password Protected Phones
May 01, 2024 EDT
Ending Arbitrary Invasions by Shielding “Abandoned” Password Protected Phones
Samuel Chan

Almost every American carries a cell phone in their pocket. But modern phones do much more than simply send and receive calls...

Ameliorating Bankruptcy’s Forum Shopping Crisis Through Abstention and Venue Transfer
March 01, 2024 EDT
Ameliorating Bankruptcy’s Forum Shopping Crisis Through Abstention and Venue Transfer
Sarah Jones

In the wake of highly publicized and contentious corporate bankruptcies, scholars and policymakers are reevaluating the Bankruptcy Code’s flexible venue statute amid a forum shopping crisis. The current statute...

March 01, 2024 EDT
Commuters Beware: Lawmakers and Rideshare Companies Jeopardize Passengers
Jacob A. Guariglia

Rideshare passengers reasonably expect that the companies soliciting their business will take care of them in the event of a crash. But the reality is that in many states...

November 01, 2023 EDT
Lost In Transmission: Where ERCOT Went Astray and How It Can Find Its Way
Dylan C. Brown

Over the last half-century, the ERCOT grid has increasingly experienced intermittency issues that have caused Texas residents major heartaches. Thus far, though, the parties involved have failed to solve them.

Travel in a SNAP: Addressing Transportation Barriers in SNAP Recipients to Increase Food Security
September 01, 2023 EDT
Travel in a SNAP: Addressing Transportation Barriers in SNAP Recipients to Increase Food Security
Megan Saia

Over thirty-eight million Americans experience food insecurity each year. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the largest food assistance program in the United States—seeks to eliminate this statistic.

“Blurred Lines” on the “Stairway To Heaven”: How the Sound of Music Can Clarify Substantial Similarity in Music Copyright Cases
September 01, 2023 EDT
“Blurred Lines” on the “Stairway To Heaven”: How the Sound of Music Can Clarify Substantial Similarity in Music Copyright Cases
Lindsey O’Brien

Copyright law sits at the heart of the multibillion-dollar music industry. Recently, the Ninth Circuit has served as a common venue for resolving disputes between musical artists in. . .

"You're Fired!": Recognizing a Public Policy Claim for Private Employees Subjected to Political Discrimination in the Workplace
July 01, 2023 EDT
“You’re Fired!”: Recognizing a Public Policy Claim for Private Employees Subjected to Political Discrimination in the Workplace
Shannon Murphy

Private employers hold immense power within the employer- employee relationship. The at-will employment presumption provides employers with almost unrestricted discretion in determining whether to terminate employees. Although federal law provides...

"It's a Sham!": How Sham Political Candidates Are Threatening Democracy
July 01, 2023 EDT
“It’s a Sham!”: How Sham Political Candidates Are Threatening Democracy
David Allen

By means of the U.S. election system, democracy in America is under attack—from within. If action is not taken, the public’s trust in elections will plummet to the lowest point...

May 01, 2023 EDT
The Frozen Ones: Disputes, Divorces, And Dispositions
Sara Murray

Couples who may have been unsuccessful in their efforts to conceive naturally have found ways to parenthood through assisted reproductive technologies. In vitro fertilization is one of the most complex...

May 01, 2023 EDT
Ready Or Not Congress, Here It Comes: The Expansion Of Facial Recognition Technology Makes Its Way Into Police Practices
Anabelle Roy

“Good, old-fashioned police work” does not have the same meaning it had just two decades ago. The use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies across America has proliferated...