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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The Flight Back to the Sherman Act: How Antitrust’s Shift Towards Consumer Welfare Has Overly Consolidated the U.S. Airline Industry
Tanner McNamara — The United States has long grappled with corporate concentration, from the Gilded Age monopolies of Rockefeller and Vanderbilt to today’s airline industry. However, not all monopolies surface into a market in the same manner, with law and…
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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…
