This Essay evaluates Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s invocation of context and common sense in her approach to the major questions doctrine and statutory interpretation.
Drawing upon social psychology, this Article proposes the systematic study of individuals who were criminally charged in connection with the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Justice Commentaries This Article critiques the “College Free Speech Rankings,” published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, in the context of widespread pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.
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General This Note discusses a New Jersey law sanctioning Russia amid the Russo-Ukrainian War, preemption issues surrounding that law, and implications of a federal court's decision not to invalidate the law.
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Justice Commentaries This Note discusses the rise of drag bans and ways that the legal system is misused to marginalize members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman engage in a panel discussion on what it means to oversee New York State's Court of Appeals and court system.
This Panel examined historical and current judicial selection methods of state supreme courts around the nation, noting the importance state high courts play in upholding democratic ideals.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Essay explores state courts as rights expositors/ protectors and democratic agents/representatives and seeks to reconcile the tension, concluding they are in fact harmonious manifestations of Brennanian and Brandeisian ideals.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Essay examines redistricting lawsuits before state high courts, focusing on partisan gerrymandering cases, an area that has fallen to state courts to police since the 2019 Rucho SCOTUS decision.
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Justice Commentaries This student Comment reviews the historical treatment of people with disabilities, the current IEP process that disadvantages parents/guardians, and proposes an amendment to the IDEA ensuring legal representation for parents/guardians.
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Justice Commentaries This Essay explores how the law identifies climate-displaced people and states’ obligations to protect them, aruging that guaranteeing substantial support for the Loss and Damage Fund is the first step.