Princeton Legal Journal, Law Review
The Princeton Legal Journal’s Law Review regularly publishes long-form legal scholarship from staff writers and outside contributors alike. Currently, the Review publishes issues at the end of the Spring and Fall semesters.
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Originalism and Jury Nullification in America: A Legal Basis for the Restoration of a Lost Right
By Lawson Wright — A peal of alarm bells shattered the brisk yet tranquil Saturday morning in Boston on February 15, 1851. A mob had stormed the local courthouse in an effort to rescue fugitive slave Shadrach Minkins from being…
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AI’s Assault on IP: The Inadequacy of the “Human Authorship” Test
By Nicholas Vickery — Each year, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) receives around half a million copyright claims, and typically, only a very small percentage of these claims are rejected. Recently, controversial claims involving works created by artificial intelligence…
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Aiding and Abetting Human Rights Abuse: Interpreting Nestle’s Focus Test and the Scope of Corporate Liability
By Daniel Zayas — From the banana plantations of Colombia to the cocoa farms of the Ivory Coast to the natural gas fields of Indonesia, U.S.-based corporations routinely turn a blind eye to human rights violations, ranging from child slave…
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Fly Big or Stay Home?
By Nicholas Vickery — Whether it be for business, vacation, medical treatment, family matters, or something else, Americans are frequently flying. It is thus no surprise that the recent events surrounding the proposed JetBlue acquisition of Spirit Airlines are of…
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Steering Towards Safety: Analyzing the Constitutionality and Effectiveness of Alternative Regulatory Frameworks in the Production of Self-Driving Vehicles
By Clay Reiferson — How do we weigh the value of the lives of future generations against the people of today? In the United States, federal and state governments are left to ponder this question as they seek to regulate…
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Affirmative Action’s Strict Scrutiny Revisited: Creating Meaningful Compelling Interests
By David Chau — The current national fabric of the United States is a colorful one. However, to reach that level of inclusivity, it took mass grievances demanding change and slow government acquiescence, creating a more equal, equitable representation in…
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The Economic Impact of Prison Labor for Incarcerated Individuals and Taxpayers
By Sarah Payne — The United States’ prison population is currently the second highest globally, falling closely behind China at just over 1.5 million individuals incarcerated.[1] This means the United States accounts for approximately 25% of the world’s prison population,…
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The Content-Specific Doctrine: The Right to be Secure in Digital Effects
By Xander de los Reyes — The Fourth Amendment’s original intent was to protect Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. At the time they were drafting the Constitution, the Founding Fathers remembered these violations of privacy as physical trespasses committed…
