Caroline Hardig discusses the East Palestine train derailment. She explains what happened, lawsuits filed following the derailment, and how East Palestine residents have been affected.
It Only Costs Your Heart: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Bill that Would Allow Prisoners to Donate Organs or Bone Marrow for Reduced Sentences
In this article, Kathyrn McIlroy discusses the ethical, legal, and moral implications of the recently proposed Massachusetts bill that would allow prisoners to donate organs or bone marrow in exchange for reduced sentences.
The Magic of Mushrooms: Turning “Public Enemy Number One” Into an Ally to Help Put an End to the War on Drugs
In this article, Thomas Kemmet briefly explores the history of America’s drug policy, then discusses the impact of Oregon’s legalization of psychedelic mushrooms.
Keeping Firearms Out of Dangerous Hands: Closing the Boyfriend Loophole
Blog Editor Stephen Stafford explains one provision of the recently enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that closes the "boyfriend loophole" in federal firearm law.
Commander in Chief or Command Economy? Presidential Power to Address Supply Chain Issues
Publications Editor Sean Meyer contends that the expansive scope of the president’s power over the peacetime domestic economy under the Defense Production Act of 1950 has exceeded the purposes behind the statute.
Which Ohio Commission Should Regulate Gambling Within the State?
"Roulette table gambling"by Best Free Bets is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Theron Anderson, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review This is the second article in a two-part analysis on sports betting. Click here to read an in-depth discussion of Murphy v. NCAA. Introduction After being granted the discretion to authorize sports betting within its... Continue Reading →
Ohio’s Limits on Health Services in the Electronic Age
Author: Andrea Flaute, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Telemedicine is a key innovation in the health care industry. Sharing patient information and physician services across long distances bridges a gap for patients across the world. Telemedicine’s benefits include access to services that would otherwise be unavailable; streamlined and efficient communication between patients and... Continue Reading →
Tattoo Rights Inked Into The Constitution: Why Tattoos Are Protected Speech Under the First Amendment
Author: Jordie Bacon, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Tattoos often portray significant moments in a person’s life, mark rites of passage, show religious devotion, or express feelings towards others. Getting a tattoo allows someone to make “permanent that which is fleeting.”[1] Tattoos, which at one point were seen as a seedy tradition of... Continue Reading →
Should States Preempt Local Governments from Passing Higher Minimum Wage Ordinances?
Author: Stephanie Scott, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review While the federal government sets a minimum wage that is the nationwide “floor,” many state legislatures have passed their own laws requiring a minimum wage above the federal minimum. Recently, individual cities and localities have further tried to account for inflation and higher-cost living expenses... Continue Reading →
Daily Fantasy Sports: Game Of Skill Or Game of Chance?
Author: Gabriel Fletcher, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Draftkings and FanDuel are online daily fantasy sports businesses (DFS).[1] In November of 2015, New York Attorney General (AG), Eric Schneiderman, declared that DFS is gambling, and thus unlawful.[2] The AG’s determination has reignited the discussion over DFS being a game of chance as opposed... Continue Reading →