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- Lacking Evidence: A Response to Jeffrey Bellin’s The Evidence Rules That Convict the InnocentLacking Evidence: A Response to Jeffrey Bellin’s The Evidence Rules That Convict the Innocent Michael Conklin[1]* In sum, while the numbers we have may be misleading, as of now, they point dramatically in a single direction. —Jeffrey Bellin[2] Introduction The preceding … Continue reading Lacking Evidence: A Response to Jeffrey Bellin’s The Evidence Rules That Convict the Innocent
- Rejections at the Border: Concerning Patterns in the United States and European Union Asylum Policies, a Comparative View of the United States’ Title 42 Policy and Spain’s Pushbacks in Ceuta and MelillaMichelle Furrer January 2023 update: On December 27, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay in the case of Arizona, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, effectively ruling it would keep Title 42 in place indefinitely until … Continue reading Rejections at the Border: Concerning Patterns in the United States and European Union Asylum Policies, a Comparative View of the United States’ Title 42 Policy and Spain’s Pushbacks in Ceuta and Melilla
- MyPillow Lands Hard in Judge Wright’s CourtMike Steenson In Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Lindell,[1] Smartmatic sued Michael Lindell and MyPillow, Inc. in Minnesota federal district court, alleging defamation and violation of Minnesota’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act based on Lindell’s claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, … Continue reading MyPillow Lands Hard in Judge Wright’s Court
- Statement regarding yesterday’s Dobbs decisionYesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, is one that causes grave concern. National access to safe and legal abortions, a protected right for nearly 50 years, is gone. States have the … Continue reading Statement regarding yesterday’s Dobbs decision
- Botched Statistics on Botched Executions: Refuting Austin Sarat’s ClaimsAlt text: syringe and gavel Michael Conklin* Introduction In 2014, Austin Sarat presented findings on the botch rates of various execution methods.[1] Sarat’s statistics on death penalty botch rates have been cited by law review articles promoting various policies, including the … Continue reading Botched Statistics on Botched Executions: Refuting Austin Sarat’s Claims
- A Look at the Rise of Anti-BDS Laws in the United StatesAlt text: Gavel with Israeli flag between the words Boycott Israel Monica Shaffer I. Introduction Over the last ten years, bills that prohibit freedom of expression have been proposed and even passed at disturbingly high rates by both state and federal … Continue reading A Look at the Rise of Anti-BDS Laws in the United States
- Does Voter Fraud Pay? Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s $1 Million Voter Fraud OfferAlt text: American flag, hands placing ballots in voting box Michael Conklin* Introduction Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick put out a press release stating, in relevant part, “[S]tarting today [I] will pay up to $1 million to incentivize, encourage and reward … Continue reading Does Voter Fraud Pay? Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s $1 Million Voter Fraud Offer
- Under Recent Court Rulings, the Minnesota DNR Now Has the Option to Expand Upcoming PolyMet Contested Case Hearing
- UNDREAMING THE DREAM: THE FUTURE OF DACA
- ABA Releases Survey on the Holistic Impact of Student Debt on Today’s Young Lawyer But Fails to Call for Holistic Solution: Abolition of Law School Tuition and Student Debt
- Meet the Volume 48 Articles EditorsMadalyn Elmquist, May 2022 Articles Editor What did you do before you enrolled in law school, and how did you decide law school was right for you? I went straight from college to law school. Nonetheless, for two years during college, … Continue reading Meet the Volume 48 Articles Editors
- Meet the Volume 48 Symposium and Online EditorsMaggie Green, May 2022 Symposium Editor What did you do before you enrolled in law school, and how did you decide law school was right for you? I always knew I wanted to go to law school. When I was a … Continue reading Meet the Volume 48 Symposium and Online Editors
- Meet the Volume 48 Managing Editors (2/2)Becky Erickson, May 2022 Managing Editor What did you do before you enrolled in law school, and how did you decide law school was right for you? I worked in the environmental realm before starting law school, primarily focused on environmental … Continue reading Meet the Volume 48 Managing Editors (2/2)
- Meet the Volume 48 Managing Editors (1/2)Carrie Backman, May 2022 Managing Editor What did you do before you enrolled in law school, and how did you decide law school was right for you? I completed an English degree at NDSU in Fargo. I decided on law school … Continue reading Meet the Volume 48 Managing Editors (1/2)
- Meet the Volume 48 Notes & Comments EditorsSheena Denny, May 2022 Notes & Comments Editor What did you do before you enrolled in law school, and how did you decide law school was right for you? Before law school I worked in the public sector at various levels … Continue reading Meet the Volume 48 Notes & Comments Editors
- Meet the Volume 48 Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief
- Minnesota House passes public safety package: Will this be the change communities need?By Sheena Denny J.D. Candidate, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2022
- Rape is Not an Injury Incident to Military Service – A Plea for SCOTUS to Reexamine the Feres DoctrineBy Sara N. Westerberg JD Candidate, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2022. This post is dedicated to all the women who currently serve in the United States Military and all the women who came before them.
- Can Employers Mandate the COVID Vaccine?: Assessing the Implications of Emergency Use AuthorizationIsaac Mamaysky is a Partner in the national Employment Law and Human Resources practice of Potomac Law Group PLLC. He is also an adjunct professor of law at Albany Law School, where he teaches at the intersection of employment law, management, … Continue reading Can Employers Mandate the COVID Vaccine?: Assessing the Implications of Emergency Use Authorization
- Online Dispute Resolution: Mediating in the Time of COVID-19By Adrienne Baker It has been one year since our law school transitioned entirely online. The phrases “novel coronavirus” and “social distancing,” once peculiar word pairings, quickly became ubiquitous, upending our expectations for the foreseeable future. However, it’s clear that COVID-19 … Continue reading Online Dispute Resolution: Mediating in the Time of COVID-19