Volume 4, Issue 1, Spring 2025
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Food or Friends? A Critical Look at the Rights of Farm Animals in American Law
By Mikhail Perminov — As the agricultural industry expands, 62 percent of the world’s mammal biomass is made up of animals used for farming, while humans make up 34 percent and wild mammals make up only four.[1] According to the US Department of Agriculture, 9.76 billion land animals in the United States including chickens, turkeys,…
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The (Im)permanent Fund Dividend: Understanding the Law of Alaska’s Universal Basic Income
By Dane Lester — In 1976, voters in Alaska ratified Proposition Two in the state’s general election by over a thirty percent margin, redefining the state’s resource allocation to accommodate the then-lucrative oil development proceeds rapidly flowing into its economy. Through the adoption of this referendum, residents of the State agreed to “establish a constitutional…
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FTO Fallout: The Corporate Risks of Labeling Mexican Cartels as Terrorists
By Daniel Zayas — In February 2025, the war on drugs that the United States has prosecuted since the Nixon administration reached a new degree of fervor with the designation of several Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). President Trump first floated the idea of designating the cartels as such during his previous…
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Are We All Americans?: Elk v. Wilkins and Native American Citizenship Before, During, and After Reconstruction
By Carolina Pardo — When Robert E. Lee went to negotiate his terms of surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, he stopped at the sight of a brown man amongst the Union generals. Everyone held their breath waiting for Lee’s response. The Confederate general extended a hand and said, “I am glad…
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Starlink Spectrum Wars: Examining the FCC’s Role in Regulating the New Space Age
By Hriday Unadkat – January 27, 1967, was a momentous day in Washington, London, and Moscow. Just ten years after the first-ever satellite, the Sputnik spacecraft, was launched into orbit, delegates from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met together and signed the first-ever treaty establishing norms in space—the Outer Space…
RECENT FORUM ARTICLES
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Trading Away the Constitution? Presidential Overreach and the Misuse of Emergency Powers in Economic Policy
By Sidney Singer – Since 1976, the National Emergencies Act (NEA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) have provided U.S. presidents with expansive authority to respond to national crises. Intended as legislative guardrails to contain executive power, these…
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Antitrust Challenges in the CAR-T Patent Landscape: Are Patent Thickets a Barrier to Innovation and Access?
By Liam Boyle – In 2012, six-year-old Emily Whitehead failed chemotherapy treatments after relapsing in her battle against acute lymphoblastic leukemia. While doctors told her family that there was nothing left that could be done, they refused to accept this…
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Moore v United States: the Tax Debate That Missed the Mark
By Rida Mian — The famous words “no taxation without representation” echo in the minds of every student of American history; the phrase encapsulates the core American values of democratic governance and individual liberty. These values remain vital to our…
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The Right to Death: How an Examination of Washington v. Glucksberg Reveals the Future of Fundamental Rights
By Jillian Ascher — As of 2024, 8,700 terminally ill Americans since 1997 have chosen death. In January 2024, terminally
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Vacated Votes: Ensuring Fair Elections in an Era of Conspiracy
Jaylee Witcher — The election of Joe Biden in 2020, bringing an end to Donald Trump’s presidency, sparked a wave of false allegations from the Republican Party and its conservative allies. Chief among their grievances were claims questioning the legitimacy…
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“A Long Step Down the Totalitarian Path” – Justice William O. Douglas: A Short Commentary on Stop-and-Frisk Practices
By Jaden Yun — In landmark case Terry v. Ohio (1968), Martin McFadden, a highly experienced Cleveland police detective dressed in plain clothes, flagged two individuals, Terry and Chilton, as suspicious after noticing that they were “pac[ing] alternately along an…
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Out of Bounds: Messy Market Players in NASL v. U.S. Soccer’s Antitrust Match
By Liam Boyle — Soccer might be called the beautiful game, but off the field, the financial and legal game surrounding it is anything except beautiful. Over the past decade, fans have become increasingly dissatisfied with how regulatory and financial…
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Oklahoma’s Bible Controversy: Unpacking the Legality of the Bible Education Mandate
By Elaine Gao —- In the summer of 2024, the state of Oklahoma was torn apart not by the upcoming University of Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State University game but by state superintendent Ryan Walters’s bold
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Martial Law and Reforming the Insurrection Act: What is the Role of the Military in Domestic Law Enforcement?
Jason Seo — On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the international stage by declaring emergency martial law. This was the first time martial law was declared since 1980 before South Korea was…
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Trouble on the Horizon: EPA’s Environmental Justice Efforts Under Threat in Cancer Alley
By Danielle Williams — The eighty-five mile stretch along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, often referred to as “Cancer Alley,” is home to 25% of the nation’s petrochemical production. The significantly increased cancer risks for…
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