Volume 48, Issue 4

With COVID-19 and its variants now a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world, many feel a new urgency to finalize their estate plans. At the same time, health officials, in their effort to curb the rate of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, discourage congregating in poorly ventilated…

The two primary statutes that protect Minnesotans against race-based harassment in the workplace are the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), enacted in 1955, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since their enactment, courts have seemingly narrowed their protections and applied increasingly stringent standards. One such standard is the “severe or pervasive”…

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 with their mental health due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Mental health issues are soaring at…

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 January 25, 2022. The trial earned unprecedented media coverage and was by far the most significant…

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 EU Commission report, the market power enjoyed by these and other digital monopolies entails not…

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 number of women in electoral politics will indelibly reshape our nation’s laws. To that end, and…

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 number of women in electoral politics will indelibly reshape our nation’s laws. To that end, and…

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 student is supported? Students do not take one path to law school. From English majors to…

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 of female athletes who have been sexualized and begins by reviewing recent media coverage of female…

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 neighborhoods just a few miles away. Burdened with poverty and a lack of resources—access to technology…

The opioid crisis is one that continues to astonish the public. 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 on loop. The question that experts ask and fail to answer is what remedies courts should…