In this article, Alexander Goldstein explores how differing definitions of scientific validity impact forensic evidence in criminal trials, creating due process concerns for criminal defendants.
The Unscientific Nature of Modern Forensic Sciences
Standing in the Trenches: Republicans’ Uphill Legal Battle Against Student Loan Cancellation
Associate Member Hailey Martin explores the issue of standing to sue as it relates to student loan forgiveness actions suggesting that although difficult to find anyone with standing as required by Article III, political and public pressure may create a riff for the court to accept standing and jurisdiction to hear a suit.
The Circuit Split on What Constitutes New Evidence in Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Associate Member Stephen Fox explains the circuit split on what constitutes new evidence when claiming actual innocence in a petition for writ of habeas corpus.
How Should Courts Treat Social Media Platforms Under the First Amendment?
Associate Member Caroline Hardig examines two state laws effecting social media platforms, prompting the Eleventh Circuit and Fifth Circuit to decide differently on how to treat social media platforms under the First Amendment.
Mitigating the Discretion Disaster: How Changes in the Law Can Help FEMA Effectuate Its Critical Mission
This excerpt introduces Paul Rando's Student Comment, which argues for an amendment to the FEMA statute to improve the U.S. disaster recovery system.
In Defense of Self and Home: The Problems with Limiting Second Amendment Rights for Young Adults Based on Their Age
This excerpt introduces Andrew White’s Student Note, which analyzes whether the prohibition on eighteen-to-twenty-year-old's from purchasing handguns violates the Second Amendment.
Abortion Access Post-Dobbs: The Power of Private-Sector Labor and Employment Law
Notes and Comments Editor Austin J. Wishart explains how private sector employers and collective bargaining units may work together to provide reproductive healthcare access to employees in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
Gerrymandering Control of Redistricting: How Standards Should be Introduced to Limit Unfair District Map Manipulation
Notes and Comments Editor Sarah Stoner argues that states need more than simple procedural guidelines to protect against gerrymandering, and looks at the Ohio legislature's recent attempt to enact an unconstitutional district plan.
The Draconian Future Following the Dobbs Decision
Blog Editor Caleigh Harris examines the Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Caleigh discusses historical abortion jurisprudence, the consequences of the Dobbs decision, and Ohio's current abortion laws.
How Justice Jackson Would Adjudicate Jarkesy
Notes and Comments Editor Tanner Dowdy uses Justice Jackson’s Youngstown concurrence to resolve the removal power debate.