Photo by Agnese Kisune on Unsplash Sarah Simon, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Approximately 160,000 inmates and employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and over 1,002 have died from COVID-19 as of August 21, 2020.[1] However, this number is likely an underestimate because prisons and jails are not testing every inmate... Continue Reading →
Photo by Esther Vargas on Flickr Joe Schick, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Facebook has had a rich history of run-ins with federal and foreign regulators in its brief 16-year existence. Among those include multiple congressional testimonies by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a record-breaking five-billion-dollar penalty from the FTC, and seemingly never-ending litigation in... Continue Reading →
"NY Statue of Liberty" by Celso Flores Margo McGehee, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Long before the onset of COVID-19, the world met a different type of global pandemic, one that affects one in three women in their lifetime.[1] Worldwide, women and girls are facing escalating levels of gender-based violence (“GBV”).[2] The United... Continue Reading →
Photo by Larry Farr on Unsplash Lucas Strakowski, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction The Ohio Public Records Act (“PRA”) is a long-standing statutory framework that enables Ohioans to request public records from a public office.[1] The PRA is “construed liberally in favor of broad access,” and any doubt as to whether... Continue Reading →
Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash Carter Ostrowski, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Last month, Epic Games (“Epic”), developer of battle-royal sensation, Fortnite, launched a crusade to end Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) alleged monopolistic control of the iOS[1] Software Application (“App”) Distribution Market and iOS In-App Payment Processing (“IAP”) Market.[2] This article explains... Continue Reading →
Photo by Israel Palacio on Unsplash Logan Kline, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction While the United States hasn’t implemented military conscription in nearly a half-century, the legal possibility of a military draft for American men still remains. The draft lottery and conscription may seem like the object of history books for... Continue Reading →
Photo by m01229 on Flickr Brandon Bryer, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction An individual’s “bathroom time” is customarily regarded as a purely private matter. The Supreme Court of the United States has described “doing your business” as a function “traditionally performed without public observation”[1] and one “traditionally shielded by great privacy.”[2] However, despite its... Continue Reading →
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Logan Kline, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Today, smart devices fill every facet of life; We check the time on our smart watches, listen to music on smart speakers, stream shows on smart TVs, and do just about everything else imaginable on smart phones. These... Continue Reading →
Photo by Annika Gordon on Unsplash Rebekah Durham, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction 2020 has been a traumatic year for America’s immigration system. Travel in and out of the country ground to a halt and every U.S. embassy and consulate around the world shut down in response to the coronavirus.[1] President... Continue Reading →
Photo by Erin McKittrick on Wikimedia Commons J.P. Burleigh, Blog Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Environmental activists rejoiced this last week after hearing that the Trump administration’s Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) denied a permit for the Pebble Mine Project.[1] The project proposed to build an open-pit mine for copper, gold, and... Continue Reading →
