In this article, Kristen Pierce examines how police use of surveillance drones could trigger Fourth Amendment search implications and examines the issue through a constitutional
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Possible Fourth Amendment Violation
Somewhere, Beyond the Seize: Implications of Post-Force Facts and Subjective Intent Inclusion on Fourth Amendment Seizure Analysis
Nicole Newton explores how the inclusion of post-force facts in Fourth Amendment seizure analysis shifts the focus beyond the moment that force is applied, leading to a circuit split as to whether force used for purposes other than to apprehend is a seizure.
A Legal Right to Shelter: The Response to Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness
Anna Marchiony discusses how state and city governments have struggled to respond to the growing homelessness crisis since the landmark decision in Martin v. Boise. This article recommends adopting a legal right to shelter, which will help guide state and city governments on how to best address homelessness and will further protect the rights of the homeless.
Where is Nature in Our Constitution? Part II
Across two Parts, Liam McMillin asks how our interaction with and understanding of nature and the natural world informs our basic legal understanding of nature. Using the Constitution as our guide, McMillin examines the difference between granting “rights” to nature, and limiting our own uses, and the internal and external consequences of both.
Blindsided: The Hidden Legal and Ethical Concerns of Michael Oher’s Conservatorship
Reagan Hanna discusses the legal and ethical considerations arising out of Michael Oher’s petition to end his nineteen-year conservatorship after recent discovery that his alleged adoption was actually a conservatorship.
Where is Nature in Our Constitution? Part I
Across two Parts, Liam McMillin asks how our interaction with and understanding of nature and the natural world informs our basic legal understanding of nature. Using the Constitution as our guide, McMillin examines the difference between granting “rights” to nature, and limiting our own uses, and the internal and external consequences of both.
U.S. Against the World: An Analysis of How the U.S. Could React to a Global Minimum Tax
Ross Chambers discusses the U.S. government's potential policy responses to the global minimum tax proposed by the OECD in Pillar Two.