Author: Robert L. Greenberg Two particularly controversial topics in law are those around firearmrights and cannabis. Since its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008,the United States Supreme Court has taken a wider view of the SecondAmendment as an individual right under the Fourteenth Amendment.Contemporaneously, the individual states have been legalizing anddecriminalizing cannabis… continue reading
Author: Benedict Sheehy Legal research is important because the stakes are high for society as a whole,as well as for individuals’ whose rights and duties are under analysis. Theresearch is contentious, however, because there are deep philosophicaldisagreements about three main issues: what is law? what is “good”? and whatis a desirable social order? In answer… continue reading
Author: Julia Pickett With seemingly little regard to the consequences that this decision would haveon women, the Supreme Court decided to end constitutionally protected abortion rights in the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center. Many people are justifiably angry with the Democrats, who had almost 50 years to codify Roe into law,… continue reading
Author: Stephen Menendian Municipal land use—and zoning regulations in particular—has transformed inrecent years from an esoteric local development matter into a hotly debated andfiercely contested public policy issue. There are many academic and mainstreamperiodical articles published in recent years drawing attention to the harmfuleffects or deleterious consequences of exclusionary and restrictive zoning,investigating the origins of… continue reading
Author: Michael Hatch As the United States looks to put COVID-19 behind it, employers are slowly but surely making the pivot to return-to-office mandates. The impact of such a shift will inevitably lead to some segments of the population being forced to make a decision: lose their job because they do not want to return… continue reading
Author: Kristen Bentz In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. JacksonWomen’s Health Center, holding that the United States Constitution does notgrant the right to an abortion. Animating the Court’s decision was themajority’s view that abortion rights are neither expressly stated in theConstitution, nor embedded in the history and traditions adhered… continue reading
Author: Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. While the renowned metaphor of judges as umpires has continued to hold relevancy, it has continued to face scrutiny in recent years. Moreover, the metes and bounds of judges are still arguably ambiguous to this very day. As Justice Kagan put it, “because it wrongly implies that high-court judging… continue reading
Author: Chinelo Diké-Minor Anti-kickback laws—laws prohibiting payments to induce or reward referrals of health care—are a significant tool in the government’s arsenal against health care fraud. However, although a majority of Americans have health coverage through private health insurance, the primary U.S. law addressing kickbacks, the Anti-Kickback Statute, protects only government health insurance plans (and not… continue reading
Author: John Byrnes Like many families during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hortons hoped to refinance their home with a lower interest rate. Surrounded by midcentury homes valued at upwards of a half a million dollars in Jacksonville, Florida, the couple expected a modest appraisal of around $450,000. However, the appraiser came back with a value of… continue reading
Author: Tess Berkowitz This paper takes the position that for survivors of domestic violence to be properly served by the legal system, such legal service must be made accessible through trauma-informed care. This includes trauma-informed care for both for the survivor and the abuser. This paper leaves to another day the topic of exactly what… continue reading
