Attentive Reading: A South African Example of Law in Context Kris Franklin and Sarah E. Chinn Perhaps the time has finally come to acknowledge the usually subterranean battles in legal work over the deployment of historical and social context in law. Lawyers, judges, and legal scholars are always implicitly asking: what are we allowed to… continue reading
Defend Our Data: A Call On Lawmakers To Strengthen Reproductive Healthcare Data Privacy After The Fall Of Roe Kristen Bentz In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, holding that the United States Constitution does not grant the right to an abortion. Animating the Court’s decision was… continue reading
Breaking Up With the American Adversarial Approach in Criminal Domestic Violence Adjudication 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…. continue reading
THE STABLE LEGAL FOUNDATION OF COMMERCIAL RENT STABILIZATION Guy Yedwab Although some accept that excessive rents are just part of the cost of doing business in an urban area, others cry out “the rent is ‘too damn high.’” In the face of vacant storefronts and constant churn, small business advocates are increasingly turning to… continue reading
THE INTERGENERATIONAL EFFECTS OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO RECTIFY THEM Eliana Schachter, J.D. & Elizabeth Kroll, M.A. The American Association of Pediatrics asserted that separating a child from her family “can cause irreparable harm, disrupting a child’s brain architecture and affecting his or her short- and long-term health. This type… continue reading
LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION: PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM THE LAW. Madison Rupert In recent years, representatives from several different states have proposed legislation and policies at the national, state, and local levels of government that aim to afford increased protection to individuals who sell sex. This increase in proposed legislation suggests that politicians have begun taking seriously the harms… continue reading
TITLE IX LIABILITY FOR ONLINE PEER- ON-PEER SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 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… continue reading
HEALTHCARE’S BIGGEST LITTLE LIE: RAMPANT HOSPITAL DRUG DIVERSION HIDDEN BEHIND STETHOSCOPES AND WHITE COATS. Wellesley Anna DuBois The opioid epidemic is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous issues facing America today. Opioid overdose accounts for approximately 130 deaths every day. While the majority of the country is focused on preventing patient misuse, hospital-based… continue reading
WHY THE LEGAL CLASSIFICATION OF CRYOGENICALLY PRESERVED PRE-EMBRYOS MATTER 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… continue reading
A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UNRESOLVED LEGACY ISSUE Edward M. Neafsey 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… continue reading
