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The opioid crisis is one that continues to astonish the public.[1] From the lack of accountability, poor government oversight, inconsistent enforcement, and an all-out failure to bring it to a head, the crisis is a never-ending disaster seemingly playing … Continue reading A Prescription for Crisis: Opioids, Patients, and the Controlled Substances Act

Student-college contracts have been extensively researched, interpreted, and adjudicated over the years. With the advent of the Early Decision application, this Article examines the contracting process and reaches the conclusion that the Early Decision application is not, in fact, … Continue reading When Binding Doesn’t Really Mean Binding: The Early Decision College Application

As the academic semester begins, law students enter the classroom with sharpened pencils and charged laptops. Law professors enter the classroom with prepared notes and tabbed casebooks. But how will law professors ensure that the learning of each individual … Continue reading Square Pegs and Round Holes: Differentiated Instruction and the Law Classroom

Thirty feet above the marble entrance to the Supreme Court looms the Great American Promise: “Equal Justice Under Law.” Chiseled by hand before the building was completed in 1935, the bold pledge—though etched in stone—remains distant and unfulfilled in … Continue reading Witnessed From the Justice Bus: COVID Drove Equal Justice Off the Road, but Technology Grabbed the Wheel and Is Steering Us Into the Future

Female athletic uniforms have received notable attention and media coverage in recent years. However, there is a lengthy history underlying women’s involvement in sports and the hypersexualization of female athletes. This Article aims to address the long historical journey … Continue reading An Unexpected Result of Gender Equality Initiatives in Sports-The Sexualization of Female Athletes

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as “El Chapo,” was convicted of an array of drug offenses on February 12, 2019, in a federal court in Brooklyn after an eleven-week trial. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction on … Continue reading The Runaway Jury of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán; Or Dishonesty Only Our Justice System Could Ratify

As more and more women enter the field of electoral politics and become candidates for federal and state office, they will continue to bring their unique perspectives to the myriad of policy questions and challenges of governing. The increased … Continue reading Women, Motherhood, and the Quest for Easier Entry Into Campaigns for Elected Office

The European Union (“EU”), among other polities, has illuminated the ways in which hegemonic digital platforms like Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Uber have disrupted the way the public understands competition, democracy, information, and data privacy. As detailed in a … Continue reading The Crimes of Digital Capitalism

Mental illness has become increasingly prevalent throughout our society. It is estimated that one in five adults already suffer from a mental health condition each year. The situation has undoubtedly worsened with twice as many adults now reportedly struggling … Continue reading Boarding Mental Health Patients in Minnesota Emergency Departments-The Unintended Consequence of an Inadequate Mental Health System

The coronavirus pandemic has compelled governors and legislatures to fast-track remote attestation laws, a previously prohibited form of witnessing that has largely been left out of the thoughtful, nearly two-decades-long but largely unsuccessful, effort to validate electronic wills. This … Continue reading Legacies of a Pandemic: Remote Attestation and Electronic Wills