These student-written pieces comment on any recent legal development — hence “Recent Things” — including decisions by courts other than the U.S. Supreme Court, statutes, regulations, books, or any similar contribution to legal practice or scholarship. These comments are typically eight pages and are usually written by second-year students.
Vol. 139 No. 5 Drug detection dogs are critical tools in the fight against drug trafficking. However, law enforcement canines are imperfect: They sometimes incorrectly alert when performing...
Vol. 139 No. 5 “[W]here there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy . . . .” Although Blackstone’s maxim has led to efforts to redress constitutional violations, courts...
Vol. 139 No. 4 State constitutions serve as important sources of individual rights. They often extend broader protections than the Federal Constitution and have, in some instances, included...
Vol. 139 No. 4 The Supreme Court has long declared itself “supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution.” But that does not leave the state...
Vol. 139 No. 4 The second Trump Administration is executing an extensive immigration crackdown — pulling more people into detention, expanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and funneling money from...
Vol. 139 No. 3 Baseball isn’t unique only for being “America’s pastime.” It is also unique because activities involving the “business . . . of base[ball]” are exempt from federal antitrust laws...
Vol. 139 No. 3 After New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, § 922(g) challenges proliferate. Enacted as the “centerpiece” of the Gun Control Act of 1968,...
Vol. 139 No. 3 Courts often consult entrenched, preratification sources such as Blackstone’s Commentaries and The Digest of Justinian when rendering decisions in common law actions. These authorities...
Vol. 139 No. 2 Bankruptcy courts occupy an odd place in the judicial system. In Stern v. Marshall, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution guarantees parties in...
Vol. 138 No. 8 The fundamental right to expressive association first emerged in NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, a case that shielded a civil rights organization from...
