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Edwards v. M’Connel: Hiding Behind Legal Principles
Edwards v. M’Connel[i] is cited by a Tennessee state law treatise on res judicata, the legal principle stating that a prior court’s decision is…
Kelsie Overton -
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A “Host” of Problems: Airbnbs in Cincinnati, Ohio
Use of condos for hosting Airbnbs has become increasingly popular, not only in places like the Bay Area and Southern California, but also in…
Bryar Brandvold -
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Say Goodbye to Shopping Malls: America’s Shift Towards Technology and Ease
Despite 94% of American consumers who say that they believe doing business within their local communities is important, 2017 ended with a staggering number…
Michelle Palka -
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“Uber v. Drivers”: The Battle for Employee Classification
The peer-to-peer ridesharing industry has been booming since Uber first went live in San Francisco in 2010. Presently, Uber has spread to more than…
Euna Park -
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What Does it Mean to Discriminate “Because of . . . Sex”?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against their employees “because of . . .…
Cora Allen -
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Pardon Me? Reconciling The Pardon Power with Traditional Notions of Checks-and-Balances
Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution confers upon the president the “power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the…
Marriam Shah -
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The Case for Banning Off-Label Use
New uses for drugs that are already on the market could help treat hundreds of diseases and thousands of people; however, the current system…
Christian Wolfgram -
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Appellate Jurisdiction in Sanchez-Gomez: A Hard Case That Should Be Easy
Introduction In 2013, the Southern District of California adopted a rule requiring all criminal defendants to appear in full restraints—hands cuffed and…
Bryan Lammon -
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Free the Data! The Scramble to Access Data in Light of Schrems I & II
Maximillian Schrems was a PhD student in Austria when he decided to participate in a study abroad program with Santa Clara University.…
Charlotte Young -
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Appointing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Judges in the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump incessantly brags that American citizens selected him to “Make the Judiciary Great Again” and constantly reminds the public that…
Carl Tobias -
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Zoom Wills
Abstract This brief essay suggests that suddenly popular online meeting platforms like Zoom can be used to execute wills while people are subject to…
Alberto B. Lopez -
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The Unconstitutionality of Espinoza’s Blue Sky Scholarship Program
In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue,1 the Supreme Court ruled that providing state funds to private secular schools but not private religious schools amounted…
Caroline Mala Corbin