Illustration by Bob Daemrich, Zuma Press, on NBC News Jack Verner, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction On February 22, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Family and Protective Services (“DFPS”) to investigate as child abuse any cases where children received “gender-transitioning procedures.”[1] The order came the day... Continue Reading →
Photo by Tony Webster on Flickr Bailey Wharton, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction In December 2021, the Cincinnati Police Department engaged in a series of sex sting operations in Mt. Airy Forest that culminated in the arrest and citation of twenty men for various misdemeanor charges such as public indecency and... Continue Reading →
Photo by Thibault Penin on Unsplash Maddie Blesi, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction A remnant of a bygone era, UGG boots conjured images of Starbucks and yoga pants for millennials reminiscing their childhood. UGG soared in the early 2000s and is seeing a new resurgence with Gen Z. However, UGG originally started in surf... Continue Reading →
Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash Leah Bartlam, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam slip opinion granting a stay in a consolidated case involving a vaccine mandate.[1] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had published a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on November 5, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Photo by Lena Balk on Unsplash Silver Flight, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Over the past few years, numerous states have introduced or even passed bills that harm transgender youth.[1] Several bills, such as Ohio’s House Bill 454, prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.[2] House Bill 454 would also require school counselors and... Continue Reading →
Illustration by Barbara Kelley on The Florida Bar Jack Verner, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) empowers employees who have been denied private insurance plan benefits to bring a civil action to recover benefits.[1] Most private employment benefits plans fall under ERISA coverage. In 2021,... Continue Reading →
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash. Baylee Kalmbach, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first legal provision that protected people with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of their impairments,[1] and since then has pioneered paths for other legal and social justice opportunities for disabled populations.... Continue Reading →
Photo by Melinda Gimpel on Unsplash Margot Tierney, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction In March 2020, the entire world came to an abrupt stop as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the globe into their homes and out of the workplace. Instantly, the world began to speculate about how the pandemic would impact their lives socially,... Continue Reading →
Photo by Arnav Singhal on Unsplash Mallory Perazzo, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati College of Law I. Introduction United States citizens boast the constitutional right to bear arms, but the nation also has a notoriously high percentage of firearm related deaths. The rate of suicide by guns in the United States outnumbers the rate of homicides, and suicide... Continue Reading →
Photo by niu niu on Unsplash Bailey Wharton, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Despite having support from essentially all of the important legal and legislative players, Ohio remains the only state in the country where strangulation is not a felony offense.[1] Over the last several decades, with more and more research conducted on the... Continue Reading →
