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Together And Apart In An Online Classroom, Laura A. Heymann Dec 2020

Together And Apart In An Online Classroom, Laura A. Heymann

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We Must Restore Americans' Faith In Our Federal Bench, A. Benjamin Spencer Nov 2020

We Must Restore Americans' Faith In Our Federal Bench, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Importance Of Transparent Elections, Rebecca Green Nov 2020

The Importance Of Transparent Elections, Rebecca Green

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Recounts And Ballot Challenges In The 2020 Presidential Election: Legal Expert Provides Insights, Bruce Brumberg, Rebecca Green Nov 2020

Recounts And Ballot Challenges In The 2020 Presidential Election: Legal Expert Provides Insights, Bruce Brumberg, Rebecca Green

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Could The Gig Economy Send Another Faa Disagreement To The Supreme Court?, Peter B. Rutledge, Jacob Bohn Nov 2020

Could The Gig Economy Send Another Faa Disagreement To The Supreme Court?, Peter B. Rutledge, Jacob Bohn

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The Federal Arbitration Act ordinarily obligates federal and state courts to enforce arbitration agreements, including in employment contracts. However, a nearly-century-old carveout in Section 1 exempts from the FAA's sweep contracts of employment for seamen, railroad workers or other individuals "engaged in foreign or interstate commerce." The "gig" economy has spawned increased litigation over the carveout's scope—specifically, whether it applies to certain categories of workers, ranging from Amazon drivers to Grubhub delivery workers. Disagreements are emerging among the federal courts, the law is uncertain in the Eleventh Circuit, and Supreme Court review may soon be called for.


Those Who Can Vote Are Duty-Bound To Do So, A. Benjamin Spencer Oct 2020

Those Who Can Vote Are Duty-Bound To Do So, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Argument Analysis: Justices Spar Over Stare Decisis, Originalism, Text And What Counts As A Fourth Amendment “Seizure”, Jeffrey Bellin Oct 2020

Argument Analysis: Justices Spar Over Stare Decisis, Originalism, Text And What Counts As A Fourth Amendment “Seizure”, Jeffrey Bellin

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Case Preview: When Is A Fleeing Suspect “Seized”?, Jeffrey Bellin Oct 2020

Case Preview: When Is A Fleeing Suspect “Seized”?, Jeffrey Bellin

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The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable “searches” and “seizures.” On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Torres v. Madrid, a case that will provide important guidance on what constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure. Here’s a rundown of the case starting with the relevant facts and procedural history, followed by a discussion of the legal issues and finally a couple of things to watch for at the argument.


Fostering States As Laboratories, Myrisha S. Lewis Oct 2020

Fostering States As Laboratories, Myrisha S. Lewis

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Yearning For An Independent Federal Judiciary, A. Benjamin Spencer Sep 2020

Yearning For An Independent Federal Judiciary, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Senators Treat Female Supreme Court Nominees Differently. Here’S The Evidence., Lori A. Ringhand, Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr. Sep 2020

Senators Treat Female Supreme Court Nominees Differently. Here’S The Evidence., Lori A. Ringhand, Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr.

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Over the weekend, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left empty by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has promised to move the nomination swiftly through to confirmation. As a result, the nation’s attention will soon turn to Barrett’s confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Based on our empirical examinations of every question asked and every answer given at the hearings since the first in 1939, here is what to expect.


As She Lies In State, A Tribute To Justice Ginsburg, Katherine Mims Crocker Sep 2020

As She Lies In State, A Tribute To Justice Ginsburg, Katherine Mims Crocker

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The Meaning Of Mcdonald's [(R)], Laura A. Heymann Sep 2020

The Meaning Of Mcdonald's [(R)], Laura A. Heymann

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Circuit Split Deepened By Second Circuit's 'Functional' Test Application In Recent Section 1782 Ruling, Peter B. Rutledge, Emina Sadic Herzberger Sep 2020

Circuit Split Deepened By Second Circuit's 'Functional' Test Application In Recent Section 1782 Ruling, Peter B. Rutledge, Emina Sadic Herzberger

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Federal law authorizes district courts to order discovery for use in a proceeding before a "foreign or international tribunal." While that law, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, permits interested persons to request such discovery, neither the statutory language nor Supreme Court jurisprudence definitively resolves whether private arbitral tribunals fall within its scope. Unsurprisingly, the lack of clear guidance on this matter has triggered a circuit split, with the Second and Fifth Circuits generally declining to extend § 1782 to private arbitral tribunals while the Fourth and Sixth Circuits broadly interpret the statutory language to apply § 1782 to private arbitral tribunals. …


Revisiting Individual Rights And Personal Responsibilities Amid Covid-19, Christie Warren Aug 2020

Revisiting Individual Rights And Personal Responsibilities Amid Covid-19, Christie Warren

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Marginal Benefits Of The Core Securities Laws, Kevin S. Haeberle Aug 2020

Marginal Benefits Of The Core Securities Laws, Kevin S. Haeberle

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What The Lawyers Who Sue The Press Think Of The Press, And Media Law, Jonathan Peters Jul 2020

What The Lawyers Who Sue The Press Think Of The Press, And Media Law, Jonathan Peters

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“HAVE A SCORE TO SETTLE WITH THE PRESS? Charles Harder, the media lawyer who ground Gawker.com to dust, is your man.”

That was the subhead of a GQ profile of Harder published in 2016, after he won a $140 million jury verdict for Hulk Hogan against Gawker (later settled for $31 million). The profile went on to say that Harder had established himself “as perhaps the greatest threat in the United States to journalists, the First Amendment, and the very notion of a free press.”

Whether or not that’s true, Harder has said it would be “awesome” if the Gawker …


United States Patent And Trademark Office V. Booking.Com B.V.: How Do We Know When Something Is A Name?, Laura A. Heymann Jul 2020

United States Patent And Trademark Office V. Booking.Com B.V.: How Do We Know When Something Is A Name?, Laura A. Heymann

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Improving Community Safety Means Addressing Police Violence As A Public Health Problem, Kami Chavis, Josh Horwitz Jun 2020

Improving Community Safety Means Addressing Police Violence As A Public Health Problem, Kami Chavis, Josh Horwitz

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JURIST Guest Columnists from the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Kami Chavis, a law professor at Wake Forest University, and Josh Horwitz, the Fund's executive director, discuss ways to address systemic police violence against people of color.


A Fair Process Matters In Alleged Sexual Assault Cases, Cynthia V. Ward May 2020

A Fair Process Matters In Alleged Sexual Assault Cases, Cynthia V. Ward

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Symposium: Liquidating Elector Discretion, Rebecca Green Apr 2020

Symposium: Liquidating Elector Discretion, Rebecca Green

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Were Justices Lawyers?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Were Justices Lawyers?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Legal Genres, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Legal Genres, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Who Are The "We"?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Who Are The "We"?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Putting The People Into Legal History, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Putting The People Into Legal History, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Abortion Case May Not Overturn Roe, But Could Effectively Nullify It, A. Benjamin Spencer Mar 2020

Abortion Case May Not Overturn Roe, But Could Effectively Nullify It, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Overly Familiar Treatise, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

The Overly Familiar Treatise, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Justices Make The Tough-- But Right-- Call In Cross-Border Shooting Case, A. Benjamin Spencer Feb 2020

Justices Make The Tough-- But Right-- Call In Cross-Border Shooting Case, A. Benjamin Spencer

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First, We'll Neuter All The Judges, A. Benjamin Spencer Feb 2020

First, We'll Neuter All The Judges, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Redistricting Amendment Will Strengthen Democracy In Virginia, Alex Keena, Michael D. Gilbert, Rebecca Green Jan 2020

The Redistricting Amendment Will Strengthen Democracy In Virginia, Alex Keena, Michael D. Gilbert, Rebecca Green

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