Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: Shifting First-Amendment Attitudes
By: Sophia Solomon I. INTRODUCTION This article is focused on the newly decided Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton that was introduced in the Texas courts and decided by the Supreme Court in June. This...
View ArticleStand Your Ground Laws and the Reasonable Person Standard: Do Jury...
By: Mia Jordan I. INTRODUCTION Self-defense in the United States is a common law principle.[1] The narrative surrounding self-defense can be illustrated in various ways, but, as time has changed,...
View ArticleThe CFTC Cannot Adequately Regulate Prediction Markets
By: Kenneth Bernstein I. INTRODUCTION At the end of a routine earnings call, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong single-handedly manipulated an entire market with five words: “Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain,...
View Article170,000 at Risk: Why the Trump Administration Should Retain Housing First...
By: Ryan Totaro I. INTRODUCTION On July 24, 2025, President Trump published an executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.”[1] In this executive order, the President...
View ArticleThe Widest Latitude or the Broadest Remedy? Comparing Federal and State...
By: Angela Osimen I. INTRODUCTION When adjudicating over whether to enjoin government action due to alleged constitutional violations, federal courts have consistently practiced restraint.[1] Under the...
View ArticleChevron’s Collapse: How Ditching Deference Could Greenlight Environmental Harm
By: Riley Amdor I. INTRODUCTION The overturning of the administrative deference established in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., could have major impacts on the...
View ArticleCorruption’s Grasp on Sub-Saharan Africa and the Development of Legal...
By: Amelia Dodoo I. INTRODUCTION The interplay between corruption and the existing legal infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa presents a grave challenge to governance and development. Generally...
View ArticleArbitration Practices in Professional Sports: A Comparative Analysis
By: Gurtej Grewal I. INTRODUCTION Arbitration is a foundational tool for resolving disputes in professional sports, prized for its efficiency, confidentiality, and finality.[1] However, the systems...
View ArticlePoksai: A Legally Recognized Chamorro Custom Without a Crystallized Analysis
By: Ardel Austin R. Ciolo I. INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”)[1] recognizes local custom by memorializing it into its statutory code.[2] In the CNMI, an adoption...
View ArticleMinimizing Pain: The Urgent Need to Educate Physicians on End-of-Life...
By: Aaron Stephenson I. INTRODUCTION Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, patients not only contemplate their own longevity but also grapple with fears of impending suffering and the dread of dying in...
View ArticleWhy Incarcerated Workers Should Be Protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act
By: Katie Miller* I. INTRODUCTION The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery “except as a punishment for crime”,[1] meaning that prison labor is not unconstitutional.[2] The...
View ArticleTitle IX’s Recent Impact on Campus Sexual Assault Policies and Procedures
By: Megan Bozzer* Published: April 15, 2024 I. INTRODUCTION When the Supreme Court ruled in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools that sexual assault constituted sex discrimination under Title...
View ArticleRewarding Philanthropy Through the Internal Revenue Code: Why Congress Should...
By: Anthony Miduri I. INTRODUCTION Alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling—all things that moms tell us to stay away from. Ironically, the United States government has a similar thought process. The federal...
View ArticleHow the PACT Act Has Failed Gulf War Veterans
By: Alicia Grana Published: March 19, 2024 I. INTRODUCTION More than 3.7 million veterans have served in the Gulf War, which began in 1990 and continues to the present day.[1] The regions that the Gulf...
View ArticleThird-Party Felony Murder: A Doctrine That Doesn’t Make Sense
By: Madison Steinmann[*] Published: February 16, 2024 I. INTRODUCTION The felony murder doctrine is a well-established aspect of American law.[1] In its most general form, this doctrine can be defined...
View ArticleGood Faith in Collective Bargaining: A Term Without Concrete Meaning
By: Colleen McMullen[*] Published: April 14, 2023 I. INTRODUCTION The history of organized labor in the United States spans over 150 years.[1] The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), enacted in 1935,...
View ArticleIgnorance is No Defense: The Inherent Disadvantages of Proceeding Pro Se
By: Cameron Marks[*] Published: March 28, 2023 I. INTRODUCTION On November 21, 2021, Darrell Brooks drove his vehicle into the Waukesha Christmas Parade in Wisconsin, killing six innocent people and...
View ArticleBalancing Conservation with Recreation: National Park Special Regulations
By: Jeffrey Dixon[*] Published: February 28, 2023 I. INTRODUCTION National park visitor numbers continue to grow.[1] In 2015, for the first time, the national park system saw over 300 million visitors...
View ArticleA “New” New York After Bruen
By: Nicholas Alois[*] Published: January 31, 2023 I. INTRODUCTION The United States Supreme Court has regularly decided important issues relating to the constitutional rights of Americans, and Second...
View ArticleSovereign Citizens: The Uses and Abuses of the Judicial System
By: Holly Christensen[*] Published: April 21, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION “I, me, Pauline from the house of Bauer challenge the courts [sic] jurisdiction over me, a living woman, one of we the people, creator...
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