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Rape is Not an Injury Incident to Military Service – A Plea for SCOTUS to Reexamine the Feres Doctrine
By Sara N. Westerberg* In May of 2021, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a servicemember who claimed to have been raped as a West Point cadet.1 The servicemember, known only as Jane Doe, attempted to sue…
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George Floyd’s Legacy: Reforming, Relating, and Rethinking Through Chauvin’s Conviction and Appeal under a Felony-Murder Doctrine Long-Weaponized against People of Color
Minnesota’s second-degree felony-murder statute represents a unique and creative charging mechanism that affords wide discretion to prosecutors. This makes it ripe for inequitable application. It is the most serious charge brought against George Floyd’s killer, Derek Chauvin. Prosecutors can find…
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When We Need Someone to Blame: Officer Suicide, Justice, and the Felony Murder Rules in the Casey White Case
On April 29, 2022, Casey White and Vicky White walked out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, and began an eleven-day escape together. What sparked this journey depends on who tells the story. Some believe that Casey—an…
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History
William Mitchell Legacy In 1972, a student-faculty committee at William Mitchell College of Law recommended starting a law review. At the time, the idea was surprisingly controversial. The College was still a part-time night school, and law reviews, many believed,…
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The Other Bar Hurdle: An Examination of the Character and Fitness Requirement for Bar Admission
To become a licensed attorney, law school graduates must pass the dreaded bar exam, a two or three-day, grueling exam that has been characterized as a brutal and hellish experience. Many attorneys describe the exam as “among the most painful…
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A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The High-Skilled Worker Rule and Its Impact on Employment-Based Immigration
Over roughly the past twenty years, Congress has passed various statutory measures intended to align business immigration with the demands of the marketplace and to stabilize the role of foreign nationals in contributing to U.S. economic interests. But in the…
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A Kafkaesque Process? FERC Jurisdiction During Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Wildfires have ravaged California in recent years. In 2018, blazes across the state killed eighty-six people and caused more than $9 billion in property damage. The year before, in 2017, wildfires killed forty people and caused at least $10 billion…
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Fifty Years After the Consumer Credit Protection Act: The High Price of Wage Garnishment
Judicially enforced debt collection in Minnesota is almost as old as the state. In 1872, just twelve years after Minnesota entered the union, a creditor sought to collect a debt by using the then-common practice of attaching personal property. The…
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The Crimes of Digital Capitalism
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 recent…
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High Stakes for High-Skilled Immigrants: An Analysis of Changes Made to High-Skilled Immigration Policy in the First Year of the Trump Administration in Comparison to Changes Made During the First Year of Previous Presidential Administrations
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” -Groucho Marx Immigration policy in the United States is one of the most divisive issues facing our country. Some groups, such…
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Improving Police Officer Accountability in Minnesota: Three Proposed Legislative Reforms
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020 put the issue of police reform back into the national discussion and made Minnesota, at least during a brief window of time, confront its past on issues of…
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Engaging in Equity-Centered Policymaking: State-Level Racial Equity Impact Assessment Trends, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions
A racial equity impact assessment (REIA) is a detailed examination and analysis of how a proposed policy, action, or decision will impact different racial and ethnic groups. REIAs are used in a variety of contexts including organizational decision-making, the allocation…
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The Structural Underpinnings of Access to Justice: Building A Solid Pro Bono Infrastructure
When individuals in the United States face civil legal issues, they do not have a constitutional right to legal counsel and therefore must secure paid counsel, proceed pro se, or qualify for free or pro bono legal assistance. The number…
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Minnesota Supreme Court Misses the Mark on Abandoned Property Rights—Hall v. State, 908 N.W.2D 345 (Minn. 2018)
In its recent holding in Hall v. State, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on two separate issues related to the Minnesota Unclaimed Property Act (MUPA). The first issue was whether owners of unclaimed property taken into the custody of the…
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Constitutional Law: Hey, That’s My Trash! Warrantless Searches of Garbage Under the Minnesota Constitution—State v. McMurray
The right of the people to be free from unreasonable governmental searches and seizures guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment remains one of the most relevant, and intensely contested, protections enumerated in the Bill of Rights. In the post- 9/11 world,…
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An Expansive Leap: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s Unjustified Attempt to Grow the Packers and Stockyards Act
Throughout American history, farmers have played a vital role in American society and the construction of its economy. This fundamental fact remains true today. In 2013, the meat and poultry packing industry in the United States employed more than 482,100…
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Minor Advances, Major Consequences: Hatch-Waxman Administers Exclusivity for Drug Delivery Devices
When pharmaceutical companies create a new drug, they can usually receive a patent, which allows them to operate with patent exclusivity for the life of the patent. This exclusive period allows drug companies to recoup their massive research and development…
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Autonomous Vehicles: Regulatory Challenges and the Response from Germany and UK
The looming dominance of autonomous vehicles has an impact on well-established areas of human activity such as the architecture of the cities and the transportation system. At the legal front, laws at the national and international level have become obsolete…
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The Search for Answers: Overcoming Chaos and Inconsistency in Addressing the Opiod Crisis
As COVID-19 dominates the news, the opioid crisis rages on unabated. The governmental response has been largely incoherent, as a wide-ranging host of criminal and civil initiatives pepper the national landscape. This Article discusses the current state of play in…
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Volume 51 Masthead
Editor-in-Chief Carissa Hansen Associate Editor-in-Chief Sophie Hill Articles Editors Haley Bauman Jenny Brooks Allison Crescimanno Abigail Denne Julia Okerman Notes & Comments Editors Steven Carver Steven Macdonald McKayla Murphy Zelaya Theo Perzichilli Engagement Editors Holli Else Mallory Marlot Ian Sheppard…
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The Death of Academic Support: Creating a Truly Experiential, Integrated, and Assessment-Driven Academic Success and Bar Preparation Program (Part I of II)
“For students who enter law school with less strong LSAT scores, academic backgrounds, and analytical skills, then, how well they do on the bar exam will reflect how well the law school acted to provide necessary academic support.” For too…
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MyPillow Lands Hard in Judge Wright’s Court
By Mike 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…
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The Application of Mercy: Equal Treatment for All Youth Who Commit Sex Offenses
Both adults and youth who commit sex crimes may be mandated to register in their community as sex offenders. Depending on the laws governing the jurisdiction and the type of crime committed, a youth who commits a sex crime could…
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Volume 51 Write-On Process
Registration is open! You may register by clicking here for the registration form. Registration ensures you receive all necessary MHLR Write-On materials via email in order to write-on to Volume 51 of Mitchell Hamline’s Law Review. You can withdraw at…