Journals

Author: Marie Michel When we think of disability accommodations, we think of those accommodations that we readily see in the world around us. We think of ramps. We think of elevators. We think of walkers, canes, and wheelchairs. We also think of these accommodations as long-term, permanent structures. We think of how these aid people… continue reading

Author: Courtney Crosby On May 30, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature enacted the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act. New Jersey had previously held for thirty years that surrogacy was against the public policy of the state and was considered “baby-selling.” The New Jersey Supreme Court has now recognized the challenges of those who are… continue reading

Author: Tara Carlin The rapid growth of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has created an increase in the number of pre-embryos that exist in the world outside of the female body. With the numerical increase in pre-embryos in existence, comes the question of how to legally classify these pre- embryos and what the effects of possible… continue reading

Author: Joseph C. Antonakakis Pursuant to most state registration statutes, sex offenders convicted of certain sex offenses must register with authorities and are oftentimes subject to strict community notification depending on the facts of the offender’s offense. A uniform tool was created to ensure the fair and accurate ranking of sex offender community notification requirements. … continue reading

Author: Joseph Isola In the fight for American independence and for the birth of democracy, New Jersey served as the “Crossroad of the Revolution”.  Countless Americans died in the over one hundred revolutionary battles that took place in New Jersey.  After serving as the heartland of the battle for American independence, New Jersey proudly played… continue reading

Author: E. Claire Newsome The internet is an international wild west.  Cyberattacks, such as the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee (“DCC”) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (“DCCC”) private servers, are becoming more prevalent and easier to implement.  Arising with the prevalence of cyberattack are concerns that international law is not apt to defend… continue reading

Author: Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy In his First Inaugural Address, President Abraham Lincoln said: “Wherever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember and overthrow it.”  These insightful words provide an apt description of a tumultuous… continue reading

Author: Justine Longa Sexual assault, though vastly under-reported by survivors, occurs with alarming frequency in the United States.  Despite the prevalence of sexual assault, most perpetrators are never caught, arrested, tried, or convicted for their crimes.  In addition to enduring the initial trauma of the assault, many survivors are also left to deal with a variety… continue reading

Author: Abigail Cook Kerri Sleeman’s supervisor told her many times: “if [he] could duplicate [her], [he’d] be able to get rid of the rest of the staff.” Sleeman thrived as the supervisor who took over a failing project and turned it around. Yet, when the company proceeded through bankruptcy court, Sleeman discovered that many of… continue reading

Author: W. Chris Jordan Oregon National Guardsman Jessie Bratcher shot and killed Jose Ceja Medina with six hollow-point bullets as Medina stood on his porch on a Saturday morning.  Bratcher, who served as a machine gunner in Iraq, would tell his attorney that during the shooting he felt like he was in Kirkuk, Iraq, and… continue reading