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CommentaryVol. 101 · Iss. 3
Arbitrating Corruption
One of the most controversial issues in international investment law is how arbitral panels should deal with investments tainted by corruption at their inception.…
Rachel Brewster -
NoteVol. 101 · Iss. 3
Confounding Interests: Next-Best Alternatives to the Unattainable Notion of Complete Fairness in Cy-Pres-Only Class Action Settlements
Taken to its idealistic extent, the American legal system is designed to provide relief from harms through an efficient, effective, and fair process. It…
Lauryn Masters -
NoteVol. 101 · Iss. 3
Social Mission Impossible: Why Fiduciary-Like Obligations Must Protect Wholly Owned Benefit Corporations
In 2023, corporate social activism is all the rage. Surveyed investors and consumers both profusely indicate a preference for businesses to prioritize social pursuits…
Nick Pirsos -
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Standardizing Appeals From Domestic Dependent Sovereign Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma held that much of northeastern Oklahoma is Native American land. As a result, the…
Campbell Sode -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 2
The Major Questions Doctrine in the States
In West Virginia v. EPA and Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court firmly established the major questions doctrine as a tool of statutory interpretation,…
Evan C. Zoldan -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Legal Ableism: A Systematic Review of State Termination of Parental Rights Laws
Although the fundamental right to raise a family is among our most cherished, it is not equally afforded to everyone. Indeed, the United States…
Robyn M. Powell -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 2
The Common Ownership Tax Strategy
The recent mass shift by American retail investors into index funds has given rise to a modern form of common ownership. Significant stakes in…
Danielle A. Chaim -
CommentaryVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Corporate Consolidation of Rental Housing & the Case for National Rent Stabilization
Rental housing in the United States is increasingly owned by corporate landlords that operate under a different set of incentives, behind a level of…
Brandon Weiss -
NoteVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Potential Eighth Amendment Protections for Inmates Subject to Sexual Victimization in the Post-Dobbs World
For years, federal courts have recognized the sexual victimization of inmates as cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. But it is unclear…
Elena LeVan -
NoteVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Ditching “DNA on Demand”: A Harms-Centered Approach to Safeguarding Privacy Interests Against DNA Collection and Use by Law Enforcement
In February 2022, news broke that the San Francisco Police Department had used a woman’s DNA collected years prior—as part of a rape examination—to…
Emma Kenny-Pessia -
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When to Admit Art as Evidence
Jeffery Lamar Williams, better known as Young Thug, is the latest high-profile rapper to have his rap “lyrics” potentially entered into evidence as part…
Andrew Jensen Kerr -
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Why U.S. States Need Their Own Cannabis Industry Banks
The legal cannabis trade is the fastest growing industry in the United States. In 2019, about 48.2 million Americans used the drug at least…
Christoph Henkel & Randall K. Johnson