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Digital Inclusion For People With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Review Of The Current Legal Models And Doctrinal Concepts, James Hutson, Piper Hutson
Digital Inclusion For People With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Review Of The Current Legal Models And Doctrinal Concepts, James Hutson, Piper Hutson
Faculty Scholarship
Objective: Today, a significant part of professional tasks are performed in the digital environment, on digital platforms, in virtual and other meetings. This necessitates a critical reflection of traditional views on the problem of accessible environment and digital accessibility, taking into account the basic universal needs of persons with disabilities.
Methods: A gap between the traditional legal perspective on special working conditions for persons with disabilities and the urgent need of a digital workplace (digital environment) clearly shows lacunas in the understanding of accessibility, which are identified and explored with formal-legal and doctrinal methods. The multifaceted aspects of …
Ensuring Data Privacy In A Decentralized World: An Analysis Of The Legal Challenges And Implications Of Smart Contracts, Khusbeen Dhillon
Ensuring Data Privacy In A Decentralized World: An Analysis Of The Legal Challenges And Implications Of Smart Contracts, Khusbeen Dhillon
Featured Student Work
Advances in blockchain technology have revolutionized what a contract can be: lines of code that are stored on the decentralized network, otherwise known as smart contracts. Smart contracts are self-executing agreements that automatically enforce the terms of the agreement using a series of if-then conditions. They are projected to give a better solution to traditional contracts in terms of reducing risk, reducing costs, and improving the efficiency of corporate processes. However, the transparent and immutable nature of blockchain technology imposes significant challenges regarding an individual’s right to control their personal information in the context of smart contracts. This article examines …
Leveraging Technology To Promote Access To Justice, Amy Emerson
Leveraging Technology To Promote Access To Justice, Amy Emerson
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Common Sense Recommendations For The Application Of Tax Law To Digital Assets, Luís Calderón Gómez, Young Ran (Christine) Kim, Edward A. Zelinsky
Common Sense Recommendations For The Application Of Tax Law To Digital Assets, Luís Calderón Gómez, Young Ran (Christine) Kim, Edward A. Zelinsky
Online Publications
In response to the Joint Committee on Taxation’s July 2023 request for comments on application of various Internal Revenue Code sections on digital assets, we propose a consistent set of rules to apply current law to digital assets. We highlight that the underlying economics and characteristics of transactions should be the primary concern for the application of rules and the valuation of digital assets. We believe any digital asset rules should (1) treat classes of digital assets with unique characteristics differently based on their economics, (2) minimize incentives for users to engage in tax-motivated structuring of transactions, and (3) allow …
Will Idaho’S “Abortion Trafficking” Law Hinder Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking?, Daniela Peterka-Benton, Bond Benton
Will Idaho’S “Abortion Trafficking” Law Hinder Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking?, Daniela Peterka-Benton, Bond Benton
School of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Retconning Heller: Five Takes On New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. V. Bruen, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Brannon P. Denning
Retconning Heller: Five Takes On New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. V. Bruen, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Brannon P. Denning
Scholarly Works
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen was the first significant Second Amendment case that the Supreme Court had heard in nearly fifteen years since its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. This Article offers some preliminary observations about the opinion itself, as well as its likely effects, some of which are starting to manifest
Our first take concerns the question of opinion assignment. Why did Chief Justice Roberts-whose support for the Second Amendment has been suspect-assign the opinion to Justice Thomas?
Takes Two and Three concern Justice Thomas's substitution of text, history, and tradition for …
Above Reproach? The U.S. Supreme Court's Ethical Issues, Christopher J. Przemieniecki, Jana Nestlerode, Carli Younce
Above Reproach? The U.S. Supreme Court's Ethical Issues, Christopher J. Przemieniecki, Jana Nestlerode, Carli Younce
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
With society scrutinizing the American criminal justice system, a standard of ethics becomes ever so important for law enforcement officials, members of the bench, and correctional personnel. Creating a code of conduct not only benefits the individual players in the criminal justice system but it also protects the integrity of each institution. Unfortunately, one of the most important judicial branches in the criminal justice system, the United States Supreme Court, does not have, nor follow an ethical code of conduct. This creates a problem for criminal justice practitioners, the media, and society. This article examines the current requirements for a …
Valuing Social Data, Amanda Parsons, Salomé Viljoen
Valuing Social Data, Amanda Parsons, Salomé Viljoen
Law & Economics Working Papers
Social data production is a unique form of value creation that characterizes informational capitalism. Social data production also presents critical challenges for the various legal regimes that are encountering it. This Article provides legal scholars and policymakers with the tools to comprehend this new form of value creation through two descriptive contributions. First, it presents a theoretical account of social data, a mode of production which is cultivated and exploited for two distinct (albeit related) forms of value: prediction value and exchange value. Second, it creates and defends a taxonomy of three “scripts” that companies follow to build up and …
Commentary: Further Prosecutions Over The 2020 Election Are Not Justified, Bruce Ledewitz
Commentary: Further Prosecutions Over The 2020 Election Are Not Justified, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
In The Room Where The Constitution Happens, Lorianne Updike Toler
In The Room Where The Constitution Happens, Lorianne Updike Toler
College of Law Faculty Publications
Constitution-writing, according to the United Nations, should be participatory, non-exclusionary, and transparent. Recent scholarship has identified group inclusion, or ensuring that a broad swath of enfranchised groups is welcomed into the drafting room, as the lodestar of constitutional process. In making this comparative case--one which has important implications for modern constitution-writing--scholarship provides precious little empirical evidence, particularly from the historical genre. This ignores the benefit of studying the oldest constitution-writing traditions in America and all that can be learned by tracing a practice or idea to its roots.
This study, the first monogram on New Hampshire’s five constitution-writing processes between …
Did The Biden Administration Violate The First Amendment?, Bruce Ledewitz
Did The Biden Administration Violate The First Amendment?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Today’S Supreme Court: ‘Not A Normal Court,’ But Not Unprecedented Either, Bruce Ledewitz
Today’S Supreme Court: ‘Not A Normal Court,’ But Not Unprecedented Either, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Pardon Me? Why Biden Should Pull A Gerald Ford When It Comes To Trump, Bruce Ledewitz
Pardon Me? Why Biden Should Pull A Gerald Ford When It Comes To Trump, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Six Lessons From The Debt Deal. What Did We Learn?, Bruce Ledewitz
Six Lessons From The Debt Deal. What Did We Learn?, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
The Durham Report Shows Why We Don’T Want The Fbi Involved In Politics, Bruce Ledewitz
The Durham Report Shows Why We Don’T Want The Fbi Involved In Politics, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
If The Gop Won’T Do It, Democrats Will Have To Block Trump’S Nomination For Them, Bruce Ledewitz
If The Gop Won’T Do It, Democrats Will Have To Block Trump’S Nomination For Them, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Individual Rights Vs. Collective Value In Paragraph 218: The Role Of Political Tradition In The Development Of German Abortion Policy, Annie Morgan
CISLA Senior Integrative Projects
No abstract provided.
The Pgh Synagogue Shooting Case Should’Ve Been Heard In Pa. Court, Bruce Ledewitz
The Pgh Synagogue Shooting Case Should’Ve Been Heard In Pa. Court, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Are Third Parties Creating A Loophole For Police Investigations?, Alexandria N. Short
Are Third Parties Creating A Loophole For Police Investigations?, Alexandria N. Short
Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement
This article discusses the current case law and statutory law related to the privacy of information collected by third parties. At times, we see the private sector and law enforcement working together to solve crimes. However, that may not always be a good thing. This article offers a solution to these problems of uncertainty by suggesting a uniform code to regulate the private sector, or, in the alternative, a change to the Fourth Amendment that encompasses a more modern interpretation of the information that law enforcement should have access to.
Just Following Up: My Experience As A Summer Student Administrator For Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Llp, Bridget Leslie
Just Following Up: My Experience As A Summer Student Administrator For Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Llp, Bridget Leslie
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
In this paper, I reflect on my experience as a Summer Student Administrator for Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP where I acquired skills such as proficiency in various software and data analysis as well as professional communication, confidence, and organization. I applied these skills daily to produce quality work, and I am still applying these skills to my academic and personal life almost a year later. The culminating experience of the summer was presenting my own data analysis to a group of executives, which helped me improve my presentation skills and foster confidence in my own abilities. In addition to …
Standards And The Law, Cary Coglianese
Standards And The Law, Cary Coglianese
All Faculty Scholarship
The world of standards and the world of laws are often seen as separate, but they are more closely intertwined than many professionals working with laws or standards realize. Although standards are typically considered to be voluntary and non-binding, they can intersect with and affect the law in numerous ways. They can serve as benchmarks for determine liability in tort or contract. They can facilitate domestic and international transactions. They can prompt negotiations over the licensing of patents. They can govern the development of forensic evidence admissible in criminal courts. And standards can even become binding law themselves when they …
The Views Aired At Pitt Debate Were Ugly. It Was Still Right To Let It Happen, Bruce Ledewitz
The Views Aired At Pitt Debate Were Ugly. It Was Still Right To Let It Happen, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
The Theological Error Behind Post-Liberalism’S Bid For Political Power, Bruce Ledewitz
The Theological Error Behind Post-Liberalism’S Bid For Political Power, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.
With Pa’S Highest Court Depleted, Shapiro, Gop Senate Leaders Let Voters Down, Bruce Ledewitz
With Pa’S Highest Court Depleted, Shapiro, Gop Senate Leaders Let Voters Down, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.
Confused About Copyright?, Sara Anne Hook
Confused About Copyright?, Sara Anne Hook
Graduate Scholarship and Professional Work
No abstract provided.
The Constraint Of History, Lorianne Updike Toler, Robert Capodilupo
The Constraint Of History, Lorianne Updike Toler, Robert Capodilupo
College of Law Faculty Publications
Accepted wisdom dictates that history does not constrain the behavior of the Supreme Court. Rather, it is merely a tool used to legitimize legal outcomes predetermined by policy. Recent studies claim to have confirmed this state of play, providing “proof” for the cynic and impelling apologists to fashion new justifications. Yet this study of all cases referencing the Constitutional Convention provides evidence that history can constrain judicial interpretation of the Constitution.
As proof of concept, this Article analyzes the extent to which Justices’ use of primary and secondary sources when referencing the Constitutional Convention is associated with casting cross-partisan votes …
Privacy And Property: Constitutional Concerns Of Dna Dragnet Testing, E. Wyatt Jones
Privacy And Property: Constitutional Concerns Of Dna Dragnet Testing, E. Wyatt Jones
Honors Projects
DNA dragnets have attracted both public and scholarly criticisms that have yet to be resolved by the Courts. This review will introduce a modern understanding of DNA analysis, a complete introduction to past and present Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence, and existing suggestions concerning similar issues in legal scholarship. Considering these contexts, this review concludes that a focus on privacy and property at once, with a particular sensitivity to the inseverable relationship between the two interests, is Constitutionally consistent with precedent and the most workable means of answering the question at hand.
Comment On The Fiduciary-Ness Of Business Associations, Brian Krumm
Comment On The Fiduciary-Ness Of Business Associations, Brian Krumm
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
A Rejoinder To Professor Padfield: Lobbying The States For Anti-Esg Legislation, Dwight Aarons
A Rejoinder To Professor Padfield: Lobbying The States For Anti-Esg Legislation, Dwight Aarons
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
What Bad Decisions By Ron Desantis And Gavin Newsom Have In Common, Bruce Ledewitz
What Bad Decisions By Ron Desantis And Gavin Newsom Have In Common, Bruce Ledewitz
Newspaper Columns
Collected biweekly contributions to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site.