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. 1 In the U.S. criminal justice system, a court’s discussion of mental health diagnoses can perpetuate harmful stereotypes about such conditions. Recently, in Glossip v....
Vol. 139 No. 1 Women face distinct challenges throughout the justice system. Among many other inequities, prosecutors frequently employ sexual stereotypes against female defendants, especially in capital cases....
Vol. 139 No. 1 In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
Leading originalist Professor Michael McConnell has written a thoughtful dissection of the Supreme Court’s pivotal decision last term in Trump v. Anderson, which...
Vol. 138 No. 8 Revocation of the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has raised concern that other substantive due process rights may...
Vol. 138 No. 8 If a constitutional amendment were written today, one might assume an originalist would interpret it according to its meaning today. If that originalist were...
Vol. 138 No. 8 Eighty-year-old Lavetta Langdon was convicted of shooting and killing her husband, Larry Langdon, while he slept. She later described decades of abuse by her...
Vol. 138 No. 7 Introduction Like many widows, Sandy Meadows faced economic uncertainty after her husband passed away. She, however, had a knack for arranging flowers and found...
