Princeton Legal Journal Forum
The Princeton Legal Journal Forum regularly publishes short-form legal scholarship from staff writers and outside contributors alike. The Forum focuses on publishing articles of contemporary relevance at a quicker pace.
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Silencing the Skies: The Attack on Journalistic Drone Rights
By Jaylee Witcher — Amid his revitalized campaign of immigration enforcement, Donald Trump has intensified pressure on the actors he views as obstructing his agenda: Democratic-led cities. One of the most prominent targets is Chicago, where Mayor Brandon Johnson’s immigration…
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Insider Trading in Washington and the “Restore Trust in Congress Act”: The Case to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
By Jason Seo — On February 7, 2020, Senator Richard Burr—the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee at the time—co-authored a Fox News opinion article with Senator Lamar Alexander…
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Who Owns the Future? The Copyright Clash Shaping Generative AI
By Cheick Sy — In the last year alone, OpenAI, Meta, and other AI developers have been hit with a cascade of copyright lawsuits, ranging from The New York Times, to prominent novelists, and even stock-photo companies. These cases have…
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Paid in Full: Restructuring Termination Clauses and Contract Laws for NCAA Coaches
By Danielle Williams — The 2025 college football season’s headlines were dominated by the firing of several prominent head coaches. Power-conference schools owed almost $170 million in buyouts, which are “the liquidated damages stipulated in a coach’s contract if they…
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The Price of Snitching: Holding Informers Liable in Domestic Contexts
By Elaine Gao — An informer network was the modus operandi of totalitarian states in the 20th century, but its legacy presents a legal challenge that remains unresolved. During World War II, the Gestapo relied on more than 100,000 informants…
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The Designation of Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Its Implications for Immigration Law
By Jaden Yun — In an unprecedented move, the Trump Administration designated a number of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), including Tren de Aragua (TdA), MS-13, Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel del Noreste (CDN),…
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Is being homeless a choice?: Status vs. conduct in Grants Pass v. Johnson?
By Jillian Ascher — During the 2023-2024 Supreme Court cycle, amid a docket full of other high profile court cases, like Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Trump v. United States, a ruling that should’ve been reported on in the news…
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Punishing Recovery: The Legal Contradictions of Relapse in the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Patrick Huaman — The American Medical Association and many other major medical organizations have recognized addiction as a chronic medical condition since 1987, yet many employers still terminate workers for the most predictable symptom of that condition: relapse. A…
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Who Gets the Access? Government Overreach in Accessing Encrypted Communications
By Preston Lieu — Imagine living in a world where your personal information is no longer confidential: a society in which the United States federal government has access to almost everything about you, ranging from your healthcare information to your…
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Predicting Future Criminals: The Due Process Implications of Recidivism Predictions in State v. Loomis
By Radia Lu — In the era of AI and big data, risk assessment algorithms have increasingly informed significant judicial decisions regarding parole, pretrial detention, and sentencing corrections in the American criminal justice system. Reports find that “over 60 jurisdictions…
