SMALL BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: ADOCATING FOR LEGAL GUIDELINES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS WHEN LEGAL GUIDANCE IS SCARCE.

Author: Brandy Booth Currently there is a lack of legal guidance regarding the resuscitation and implementation of life-sustaining treatment for premature infants born in the gray zone of viability, causing inconsistency in hospital policy throughout the nation. This inconsistency negatively impacts the data collected, which is then heavily relied on by doctors to determine if a… continue reading

TITLE IX LIABILITY FOR ONLINE PEER- ON-PEER SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

Author: Bunyad Bhatti Sexual harassment is generally defined as unwelcome advances of sexual nature, “requests for sexual favors”, or any physical or verbal “conduct of a sexual nature”. The conduct can occur during employment, education, or in a living environment, and the refusal or acceptance of such conduct is used as a factor in decisions affecting… continue reading

BLOOD’S THICKER THAN WATER: DEFINING “COMMUNITY” FOR THE STATEMENT AGAINST SOCIAL INTEREST EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE REGARDING DECLARANT- GANG MEMBERS.

Author: Kylie Finley “‘Thou Shalt Not Snitch’ is the Golden Rule of gang culture.” If you snitch, you die. “Snitching” is defined as “the practice by which criminals give information to the police in exchange for material reward or reduced punishment.” For example, rapper Tekashi69 snitched on his fellow gang members during his in-court testimony for a high- profile racketeering case… continue reading

TRAVELLING THROUGH TITLE III: THE DIFFICULTIES OF ACCESSING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHILE ON VACATION

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

KEEPING UP WITH GESTATIONAL CARRIER AGREEMENTS: CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE REGULATION OF SURROGACY

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

REVAMPING THE MEGAN’S LAW REGISTRANT RISK ASSESSMENT SCALE: RANKING REGISTRANTS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY WHILE EFFECTIVELY PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY

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

WHY NEW JERSEY SHOULD ABANDON WINNER-TAKE-ALL ELECTORAL ALLOCATION

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

SORTING SOLUTIONS: THE FIX TO THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON CYBERWARFARE AND CYBERTERRORISM IS A DECISION TREE, NOT A MAGIC BULLET

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

A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UNRESOLVED LEGACY ISSUE

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