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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Schoolhouse Rocked: State-Created Dangers and Substantive Due Process
By Tarun Iyengar — On April 17th, 2024, a student, using a stainless steel Stanley cup, brutally struck a classmate in front of a crowded lunchroom at Pennbrook Middle School in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The victim of this attack…
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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…
