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Submissions from 2025
Compassionate Undercharging, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Police Minimalism in Domestic Violence, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Confessions of a National Security Lawyer, Noah C. Chauvin
Foreign Influence and the Immorality of Censorship, Noah C. Chauvin
Corporate Reparations: Motivating Corporate America to Repair its Historical Wrongs, andré douglas pond cummings
Ending the Racialized War on Drugs: Repairing Victimized Communities, andré douglas pond cummings and Steven A. Ramirez
Sustainability-Competent Lawyering in the International Context, John C. Dernbach and Amy L. Edwards
Immigration Law after Chevron’s Demise, Jill E. Family
Bad Paper & the Problems with Moral Turpitude in the VA Context, Rebecca L. Feldmann
The Addiction Restriction: Addiction and the Right to Bear Arms, F. Lee Francis
Medium Matters in Preparing for Law Practice: Critical e-Reading, Amanda L. Sholtis
Thriving as a Digital Reader, Amanda L. Sholtis
Submissions from 2024
Against Gap-Filling, Noah C. Chauvin
Protecting Students' "Right to Listen" by Statute, Noah C. Chauvin
The Warrant Exception that Isn't: FISA Section 702, "Defensive" Searches, and the Fourth Amendment, Noah C. Chauvin
Developing a Social Justice Curriculum and Concentration, andré douglas pond cummings
Thug Life: Hip Hop's Curious Impact on Criminal Justice, andré douglas pond cummings
Hip Hop and the Law, andré douglas pond cummings, Pamela Bridgewater, and Donald F. Tibbs
Corporate Justice, andré douglas pond cummings and Todd J. Clark
Trauma-Informed Justice, andré douglas pond cummings, Todd J. Clark, Caleb Conrad, and Amy Dunn Johnson
The Value of Constitutional Environmental Rights and Public Trusts, John C. Dernbach
Agency Statutory Authority and the Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment, John C. Dernbach and Robert B. McKinstry
Political speech, Michael R. Dimino
Political Speech, Michael R. Dimino
Armed and Under the Influence: The Second Amendment and the Intoxicant Rule After Bruen, F. Lee Francis
Defining Dangerousness: When Disarmament is Appropriate, F. Lee Francis
Of the Rights of Parents: Parental Authority and the Common Law, F. Lee Francis
Pardoning Marijuana Possession While Using Marijuana to Criminalize Firearm Ownership, F. Lee Francis
The History of Policing and the Impact on Minority Communities, F. Lee Francis
Property Law, 3rd Edition, Anna P. Hemingway, D. Benjamin Barros, and Shelley Cavalieri
A Primer on Master Agreements, Christian A. Johnson
A Primer on Securities Lending and SEC Rule 10c-1a, Christian A. Johnson
Book Review: Markham’s Opus Remembering the Past—Watching It Repeat From the Great Recession to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Jerry W. Markham, A Financial History of the United States 2010–2020), Christian A. Johnson
Connection in an Age of Connectivity: An Evaluation of Synchronous and Asynchronous Law Classrooms, Mary Kate Kearney and Miranda E. Thompson
Panel Discussion: Mindfulness in the Law School Environment, Kellyn O. McGee, Nicky Boothe, and Erika George
NFT’s, Property Rights, and Realty, Juliet M. Moringiello
Essential UCC Concepts: A Survey of Commercial Transactions, Juliet M. Moringiello, Candace M Zierdt, and Kristen D Adams
Submissions from 2023
Mapping Alternative First Responder Models to Domestic Violence, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Survival Homicide, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Conspiracy Theories and the Perils of Government Error Correction, Noah C. Chauvin
Justice Kavanaugh's Institutionalism, Noah C. Chauvin
Trauma-Informed Policing: The Impact of Adult and Childhood Trauma on Law Enforcement Officers, andré douglas pond cummings, Todd J. Clark, Caleb Conrad, and Amy Dunn Johnson
Claim Denied - Access Denied: The Black Wall Street Insurance Grift, andré douglas pond cummings and Kalvin Graham
The Environmental Rights Provisions of U.S. State Constitutions, John C. Dernbach
The Environmental Rights Provisions of U.S. State Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis, John C. Dernbach
Evolution of U.S. Climate Law and Policy, John C. Dernbach and Rachel A. Jones
Judicial Remedies for Climate Disruption, John C. Dernbach and Patrick A. Parenteau
The Lawyer's Duty of Competence in a Climate-Imperiled World, John C. Dernbach, Irma Russell, and Matthew Bogoshian
Governing for Sustainability: Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Society, John C. Dernbach and Scott E. Schang
We Are All Sustainability Lawyers Now, John C. Dernbach and Scott E. Schang
A Lack of Uniformity, Compounded, in Immigration Law, Jill E. Family
Chair's Comment, Jill E. Family
Chair's Comment, Jill E. Family
Chair's Comment, Jill E. Family
Making Judicial Review of Reliance More Reliable, Jill E. Family
Disenfranchisement, Voter Disqualifications, and Felony Convictions: Searching for State Law Uniformity, Christian A. Johnson
Pledging Movable Property in Saudi Arabia: Unleashing Secured Lending, Christian A. Johnson
Good Intentions: Administrative Fiat and the General Welfare Exclusion, Christian A. Johnson and Samuel D. Brunson
Can a Christian Be a Lawyer or Can Both God and Jackson Browne Be Right, Randy Lee
Reflections on the Creation of the Jewish Law Institute at Touro, Randy Lee
From Clair to Annalise: How to Get Away with Being a Black Woman Lawyer on Television, Kellyn O McGee
Blockchain Real Estate and NFTs, Juliet M Moringiello and Christopher K. Odinet
Local Initiatives, Chiara Pappalardo and Shelia R. Foster
Submissions from 2022
Overmedicalization of Domestic Violence in the Noncarceral State, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Underprosecution Too, Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Amicus Curiae Brief: Private For Profit Incarceration Violates the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution, andré douglas pond cummings
Amicus Curiae Brief: Private For Profit Incarceration Violates the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution, andré douglas pond cummings
The Farcical Samaritan's Dilemma, andré douglas pond cummings
Trauma: Community of Color Exposure to the Criminal Justice System as an Adverse Childhood Experience, andré douglas pond cummings, Todd J. Clark, Caleb Conrad, and Amy Dunn Johnson
Roadmap for Anti-Racism: First Unwind the War on Drugs Now, andré douglas pond cummings and Steven A. Ramirez
The Illinois Cannabis Social-Equity Program: Toward a Socially Just Peace in the War on Drugs?, andré douglas pond cummings and Steven A. Ramirez
The Racist Roots of the War on Drugs & the Myth of Equal Protection for People of Color, andré douglas pond cummings and Steven A. Ramirez
Sustainability Essentials: A Leadership Guide for Lawyers, John C. Dernbach, Matthew Bogoshian, and Irma Russell
The Constitutional Right to Save the Environment, John C. Dernbach, Franklin L. Kury, Julia Olson, and Barry E. Hill
Lawyering to Make a Difference: Ethics and Leadership for a Sustainable Society, John C. Dernbach, Irma Russell, and Matthew Bogoshian
Liberating Sustainable Development From Its Non-Historical Shackles, John C. Dernbach and Scott E. Schang
Chair's Comment, Jill E. Family
Immigration Law Exceptionalism and the Administrative Procedure Act, Jill E. Family
Regulated Immigrants: An Administrative Law Failure, Jill E. Family
The Immigration Lawyers are not "Alright", Jill E. Family
Why Don't Policymakers Speak out about Migrants?, Jill E. Family
In Loco Parentis and the Fourth Amendment Rights of Minors in Public Schools, F. Lee Francis
Who Decides: What the Constitution Says About Parental Authority and the Rights of Minor Children to Seek Gender Transition Treatment, F. Lee Francis
Financial Innovation and Unforseen Consequences: SPACS, SEC Lending, and Shorts, Christian A. Johnson
Robert Cover's Call to Teaching and Journey to Judaism, Randy Lee
Automating Repossession, Juliet M Moringiello
The Property Law of Tokens, Juliet M Moringiello and Christopher K. Odinet
Submissions from 2021
Book Review (reviewing Stuart A. Green, Criminalizing Sex: A Unified Liberal Theory), Mi Chal Buchhandler-Raphael
Book Review (reviewing Jennifer S. Hirsch & Shamus Khan, Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus), Michal Buchhandler-Raphael
Book Review: Shadowboxing with Free Speech Principles (reviewing Anthony Leaker, Against Free Speech 2020), Noah C. Chauvin
Replacing Tinker, Noah C. Chauvin
The Banality of Law Journal Rejections, Noah C. Chauvin
Trauma, andré douglas pond cummings
Meek Mill's Trauma: Brutal Policing as an Adverse Childhood Experience, andré douglas pond cummings, Todd J. Clark, Caleb Conrad, and Amy Dunn Johnson
Racial Capitalism and Race Massacres: Tulsa's Black Wall Street and Elaine's Sharecroppers, andré douglas pond cummings and Kalvin Graham
A Practical Guide to Legal Writing & Legal Method, John C. Dernbach, Richard V. Singleton, Cathleen S. Wharton, and Catherine J. Wasson
Voting Rights and Election Law: Cases, Explanatory Notes, and Problems, Third Edition, Michael R. Dimino, Bradley A. Smith, and Michael E. Solimine
The Oyster vs. the View: Legal Attempts to Hinder Maryland’s Shellfish Aquaculture Industry, Sarah Everhart and Danielle Naundorf
An Invisible Border Wall and the Dangers of Internal Agency Control, Jill E. Family
Remembering Congress and the Separation-of-Powers: The Case Against ‘Judicial Updating’ of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, F. Lee Francis
