Submissions from 2016
Politically Correct Eugenics, Seema Mohapatra
Use of Facial Recognition Technology for Medical Purposes: Balancing Privacy with Innovation, Seema Mohapatra
Contingent Constitutionality, Legislative Facts, and Campaign Finance, Michael T. Morley
De Facto Class Actions: Plaintiff-and Defendant-Oriented Injunctions in Voting Rights, Election Law, and Other Constitutional Cases, Michael T. Morley
Nationwide Injunctions, Rule 23(b)(2), and the Remedial Powers of the Lower Courts, Michael T. Morley
Non-Contentious Jurisdiction and Consent Decrees, Michael T. Morley
Reforming the Contested Convention: Rethinking the Presidential Nomination Process, Michael T. Morley
Reforming the Contested Convention: Rethinking the Presidential Nomination Process, Michael T. Morley
Reforming the Contested Convention: Rethinking the Presidential Nomination Process, Michael T. Morley
The New Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
Closing a Parol Evidence Rule Loophole: The Consideration Exception and the Preexisting Duty Rule, Daniel P. O'Gorman
When Lightning Strikes: Hadley v. Baxendale's Probability Standard Applied to Long-Shot Contracts, Daniel P. O'Gorman
A Proposal to Allow the Presentation of Mitigation in Juvenile Court So That Juvenile Charges May Be Expunged in Appropriate Cases, Katherine I. Puzone
A Crackerjack of a Sea Yarn: The Triumphs, Tributes and Trials of Treasure Hunter Tommy Thompson, Taylor Simpson-Wood
Fair Use and the New Transformative, Brian Sites
The Influence of Algorithms: The Importance of Tracking Technology as Legal Educators, Brian Sites
The Notion and Practice of Reputation and Professional Identity in Social Networking: From K-12 Through Law School, Roberta Bobbie Studwell
Submissions from 2015
Cocktails on Campus: Are Libations a Liability?, Susan S. Bendlin
Disciplining the Financial Failure: An Exploration of Bankruptcy Law as an Active Discourse in Market Capitalism, Linda E. Coco
A Primer: Air and Water Environmental Quality Standards in the United State, Jason J. Czarnezki, Siu Tip Lam, and Nadia B. Ahmad
Immigration Policy and the Rhetoric of Reform: “Deport Felons, Not Families,” Moncrieffe v. Holder, Children at the Border, and Idle Promises, Terri R. Day and Leticia M. Diaz
Closed-End Fund IPO Considerations, Benjamin P. Edwards
Disaggregated Classes, Benjamin P. Edwards
The Value of Uncertainty, Cathy Hwang and Benjamin P. Edwards
Tell Us a Story but Don’t Make it a Good One: Embracing the Tension Regarding Emotional Stories and the Federal Rule of Evidence 403, Cathren Koehlert-Page
Cleaning Up Jurisdiction: Divining Congressional Intent of Clean Air Act Section 307(b), Kevin O. Leske
Teaching and Assessing Professional Communication Skills in Law School, Denitsa R. Mavrova Heinrich
Adopting an International Convention on Surrogacy—A Lesson from Intercountry Adoption, Seema Mohapatra
Adopting an International Convention on Surrogacy—A Lesson from Intercountry Adoption, Seema Mohapatra
False Framings: the Co-Opting of Sex-Selection by the Anti-Abortion Movement, Seema Mohapatra
Time to Lift the Veil of Inequality in Health Care Coverage: Using Corporate Law to Defend the Affordable Care Act, Seema Mohapatra
Remedial Equilibration and the Right to Vote Under Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment, Michael T. Morley
Reverse Nullification and Executive Discretion, Michael T. Morley
The Intratextual Independent "Legislature" and the Elections Clause, Michael T. Morley
Under Containment: Preempting State Ebola Quarantine Regulations, Eang L. Ngov
Contract Law and Fundamental Legal Conceptions: An Application of Hohfeldian Terminology to Contract Doctrine, Daniel P. O'Gorman
Prove Me Wrong Cases and Consideration Theory, Daniel P. O'Gorman
New York Times v. Sullivan and the Rhetorics of Race: A Look at the Briefs, Oral Arguments, and Opinions, Carlo A. Pedrioli
The Rise and Fall of Bad Judge: Lady Justice is No Tramp, Taylor Simpson-Wood
Prosecuting Generals for War Crimes The Shifting Sands of Accomplice Liability in International Criminal Law, Mark A. Summers
The Surprising Acquittals in the Gotovina and Perisic Cases: Is the ICTY Appeals Chamber a Trial Chamber in Sheep's Clothing, Mark A. Summers
Submissions from 2014
Adoption Law in the United States: A Pathfinder, Glen-Peter Ahlers Sr.
A National Mineral Policy As an International Investment Law Stratagem: The Case of Tajikistan's Gold Reserves, Nadia B. Ahmad
Billionaires, Birds, and Environmental Brawls: Reconceptualizing Energy Easements, Nadia B. Ahmad
Missouri Oil and Gas Update, Nadia B. Ahmad
The International Sugar Trade and Sustainable Development: Curtailing the Sugar Rush, Nadia B. Ahmad
The Islamic Influence in (Pre-)Colonial and Early America: A Historico-Legal Snapshot, Nadia B. Ahmad
In Pursuit of Calmer Waters: Managing the Impact of Trauma Exposure on Immigration Adjudicators, Kate Aschenbrenner
Swords, Shields, and Shackles: Human and Corporate "Persons" Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Linda E. Coco
A Primer on Hobby Lobby: For-Profit Corporate Entities' Challenge to the HHS Mandate, Free Exercise Rights, RFRA's Scope, and the Nondelegation Doctrine, Terri R. Day, Leticia M. Diaz, and Danielle Weatherby
Crimes and Medical Care on Board Cruise Ships: Do the Statistics Fit the Crimes?, Leticia M. Diaz, Barry H. Dubner, and Nicole McKee
On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia -- Where is the piracy? What are the Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner and Claudia Pastorius
On the Effectiveness of Private Security Guards on Board Merchant Ships off the Coast of Somalia -- Where is the Piracy? What are the Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner and Claudia Pastorius
On the Ninth Circuit's New Definition of Piracy: Japanese Whalers v. the Sea Shepherd-Who are the Real "Pirates" (i.e. Plunderers)?, Barry H. Dubner and Claudia Pastorius
The Jury Wants to Take the Podium -- But Even with the Authority to Do So, Can It? An Interdisciplinary Examination of Jurors' Questioning of Witnesses at Trial, Mitchell J. Frank
Lost in the Weeds of Pot Law: The Role of Ethics in the Movement to Legalize Marijuana, Helia Garrido Hull
"So Help Me?": Religious Expression and Artifacts in the Oath of Office and the Courtroom Oath, Frederick B. Jonassen
Chevron's Legacy, Justice Scalia's Two Enigmatic Dissents, and His Return to the Fold in City of Arlington, Tex. v. FCC, Stephen J. Leacock
Some Reflections on the Past, Present and State-Dependent Future of Lotteries in American Gaming Law, Stephen J. Leacock
A Step by Step Look at UARG v. EPA: A New Layer of Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Kevin O. Leske
Splits in the Rock: The Conflicting Interpretations of the Seminole Rock Deference Doctrine by the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Kevin O. Leske
Fertility Preservation for Medical Reasons and Reproductive Justice, Seema Mohapatra
Using Egg Freezing to Extend the Biological Clock: Fertility Insurance or False Hope?, Seema Mohapatra
Enforcing Equality: Statutory Injunctions, Equitable Balancing Under eBay, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Michael T. Morley
Public Law at the Cathedral: Enjoining the Government, Michael T. Morley
Rethinking the Right to Vote Under State Constitutions, Michael T. Morley
Following Fisher: Narrowly Tailoring Affirmative Action, Eang L. Ngov
Contract Law and the Hand Formula, Daniel P. O'Gorman
The Restatement (Second) of Contracts Reasonably Certain Terms Requirement: A Model of Neoclassical Contract Law and a Model of Confusion and Inconsistency, Daniel P. O'Gorman
Critiquing Modern-Day U.S. Legal Education with Rhetoric: Frank's Plea and the Scholar Model of the Law Professor Persona, Carlo A. Pedrioli
When Counsel Abandonment Forecloses Post-Conviction Relief: An Argument for Applying the Doctrine of Cause and Prejudice to the AEDPA Statute of Limitations, Katherine I. Puzone
Rise of the Machines: Machine-Generated Data and the Confrontation Clause, Brian Sites
The Problem of Risk in International Criminal Law, Mark A. Summers
The Surprising Acquittals in the Gotovina and Perisic Cases: Is the ICTY Appeals Chamber a Trial Chamber Is Sheep's Clothing, Mark A. Summers
Submissions from 2013
Gauging the Gender Divide in the Middle East’s Educational System: Causes, Concerns, and the Impetus for Change, Nadia B. Ahmad
The Tropics Exploited: Risk Preparedness and Corporate Social Responsibility in Offshore Energy Development, Nadia B. Ahmad
“Turn on the Lights” -Sustainable Energy Investment and Regulatory Policy: Charting the Hydrokinetic Path for Pakistan, Nadia B. Ahmad
Beyond Because I Said So Reconciling Civil Retroactivity Analysis in Immigration Cases With a Protective Lenity Principle, Kate Aschenbrenner
Ripples Against the Other Shore: The Impact of Trauma Exposure On The Immigration Process Through Adjudicators, Kate Aschenbrenner
The Dilemma of Piratical Ransoms: Should They Be Paid Or Not: On the Human Rights of Kidnapped Seamen and Their Families, Barry H. Dubner and Kimberly Chavers
Trial Jurors and Variables Influencing Why They Return the Verdicts They Do - A Guide for Practicing and Future Trial Attorneys, Mitchell J. Frank and Osvaldo F. Morera
What's Religion Got to Do With It? Virtually Nothing: Hosanna-Tabor and the Unbridled Power of the Ministerial Exemption, Marsha B. Freeman
Diversity in the Legal Profession Moving from the Rhetoric to Reality, Helia Garrido Hull
Why Cant We Be Friends Preserving Public Confidence in the Judiciary through Limited Use of Social Networking, Helia Garrido Hull
A Look Inside the Butler's Cupboard: How the External World Reveals Internal State of Mind in Legal Narratives, Cathren Koehlert-Page
Like a Glass Slipper on a Stepsister: How the One Ring Rules Them All at Trial, Cathren Koehlert-Page
Lotteries and Public Policy in United States and Commonwealth Caribbean Law: Scrutinizing the Success of Lotteries as a Voluntary and “Painless” Tax, Stephen J. Leacock
Between Seminole Rock and a Hard Place: A New Approach to Agency Deference, Kevin O. Leske
Cutting the Cord to Private Cord Blood Banking: Encouraging Compensation for Public Cord Blood Donations after Flynn v. Holder, Seema Mohapatra
Global Legal Responses to Prenatal Gender Identification and Sex Selection, Seema Mohapatra
Redefining Offer in Contract Law, Daniel P. O'Gorman
Constructing Modern-Day U.S. Legal Education with Rhetoric: Langdell, Ames, and the Scholar Model of the Law Professor Persona, Carlo A. Pedrioli
Instrumentalist and Holmesian Voices in the Rhetoric of Reapportionment: The Opinions of Justices Brennan and Frankfurter in Baker v. Carr, Carlo A. Pedrioli
To Testify or Not to Testify: The Dilemma Facing Children with Multiple Cases before the Same Judge in Delinquency Court, Katherine I. Puzone
Changes in Latitudes Call for Changes in Attitudes: Towards Recognition of a Global Imperative for Stewardship, Not Exploitation in the Arctic, Taylor Simpson-Wood
The Compromised Cargo Container: Terror in a Box, Taylor Simpson-Wood
Submissions from 2012
Qualified Immunity: Protecting All but the Plainly Incompetent (and Maybe Some of Them, Too), Susan Bendlin
On the Economics of International Sea Piracy--A Case of History Repeating Itself, Barry H. Dubner