In this article, Elias Aidun explores the key differences between the GDPR and U.S. data privacy laws, highlighting their legal implications and the future of privacy regulation.
The Ten Commandments in Public Schools: Why a Louisiana Law Violates the Establishment Clause
In this article, Erin Gray discusses Louisianaโs Ten Commandments law and the Middle District of Louisianaโs decision to strike down the law as unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
Stay Awake or Be Arrested: The Increasing Criminalization of Homelessness
In this article, Jasmyn Hardin analyzes the Supreme Courtโs recent ruling in City of Grant Pass v. Johnson, which legalized increasingly aggressive measures to criminalize homelessness. She argues that governments have diverted their efforts from addressing root causes, instead defaulting to criminalizing homeless individuals for their status rather than their actions.
Respect My CROWN: The Continued Fight Against Hair Discrimination
Jasmyn Hardin explains how the absence of federal protections for natural and protective hairstyles enables discriminatory grooming policies to persistently function as a means of control and punishment for Black people, leaving them with a difficult choice: conform to White normative standards or suffer the consequences.
Deciding The Future of Kentucky Education: Amendment 2
In this article, Christian Bugher discusses the proposed amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that will appear on the ballot for Kentucky voters in November. Amendment 2 will allow voters to choose whether taxpayer funds can be allocated to education outside of the state public school system.
TikTok and Free Speech: TikTok’s First Amendment Case Against the Government
In this article, Erin Gray discusses the upcoming TikTok ban and the resulting lawsuit TikTok filed against the United States. Gray explores how the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may rule on TikTok's First Amendment challenge of the ban.
SLAPP Suits: The Anti-Heroes of Free Speech
Carrington Calder examines the rise of celebrity SLAPP suits and how it could change the landscape of anti-SLAPP suit legislation.
In Search of a Standard: Unraveling the Emerging Circuit Split over the Proper Causation Standard for Retaliation Claims under the FMLAย
In this article, Megan VanGilder discusses the growing circuit split over the proper causation standard for retaliation claims under the FMLA, breaking down the basis for the courtsโ disagreements. In unraveling these issues, VanGilder argues that the Supreme Court should resolve the split and provide clear guidance for both the lower courts and litigants in these cases.
Alabama SB 129: Defunding DEI Programsย
In this article, Beth Ann Powers discusses Alabamaโs Senate Bill 129, banning DEI programs in public institutions going into effect later this year. The article examines Alabamaโs bill as well as similar attacks on DEI programs across the country following the Supreme Courtโs decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
DIY Education: Developments in State Legislation on Homeschooling
In this article, Kate Brewer discusses recent developments in state legislation on homeschooling, highlighting the different directions that individual states are heading in and the key policy and constitutional considerations surrounding regulations on the practice.
