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S21rs Sgcr No. 39 (Hannah Blackwell, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Hannah Blackwell as a Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 22 (Senate Vacancy, Piper Miller), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Piper Miller as a Senator for the University Center for Freshman Year

S21rs Sgcr No. 27 (William Black, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint William Chandler Black as Executive Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 28 (Devin Scott, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Devin Scott as Executive Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 31 (Carianne Asberry, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Carianne Asberry as Legislative Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 32 (Byron Hansley, Psif), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Byron Hansley to PSIF as a Student Representative

S21rs Sgcr No. 29 (Javin Bowman, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Javin Bowman as Legislative Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 34 (Spring Referendum), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Place a question on the Spring 2021 Ballot

S21rs Sgcr No. 38 (Brylier Breaner, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Brylier Breaner as a Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgcr No. 36 (Xavier Kent, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Xavier Kent as a Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgr No. 32 (Health Center Director), Taylor Perrodin, Student Auxiliary Services Committee

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request the LSU Student Health Center to take into account certain concerns of the Student Body when selecting a new director

S21rs Sgcr No. 37 (Angel Puder, Black Caucus), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Angel Puder as a Delegate for the SG Black Caucus

S21rs Sgr No. 33 (Hb No. 564), Taylor Perrodin, Adam Dohrenwend, Harris Quadir, Everett Craddock, Devin Meche, Miles Mclendon

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request the Louisiana State Legislation to oppose the anticipated House Bill No. 564 which aims to, among other things, prohibit instruction on systemic racism and sexism in Louisiana's publicly-supported educational institutions

S21rs Sgr No. 34 (Hb No. 409), Olivia Devall

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request the Louisiana State Legislature to pass House Bill 409 by Aimee Freeman, a bill which requires higher education institutions to terminate employees who fail to report dating violence

S21rs Sgr No. 35 (Permission Waiver For Missing Person Materials), John Griswold

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request Louisiana State University to waive the requirement of attaining university permission to post printed materials on campus, on the contingency that said printed materials are being deployed to aid in the finding of missing persons

S21rs Sgr No. 36 (Asl), Alexander Du Plooy, Julius Pallotta

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to recognize and offer American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language course

S21rs Sgcr No. 20 (Senate Vacancy, Trinity Saltaformaggio), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Trinity Saltaformaggio as a Senator for the College of Human Science & Education

S21rs Sgcr No. 21 (Senate Vacancy, Carie Fralick), Alexandra Basse

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution

To Appoint Carie Fralick as a Senator for the College of Human Sciences & Education

S21rs Sgr No. 33 (Hb No. 564), Taylor Perrodin, Adam Dohrenwend, Harris Quadir, Everett Craddock, Devin Meche, Miles Mclendon

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request the Louisiana State Legislature to oppose the anticipated House Bill No. 564 which aims to, among other things, prohibit instruction on systemic racism and sexism in Louisiana's publicly-supported educational institutions

S21rs Sgr No. 30 (Covid Vaccinations), Everett Craddock

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request LSU Administration to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students and faculty as a requirement for Fall 2021 attendance

S21rs Sgr No. 31 (Grad Fee Relief), Adam Dohrenwend, Jordan Landry, Shashank Muley

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To establish the Committee on Graduate Fee Relief as a temporary committee of LSU Student Government, pursuant to Article XIV of the LSU Student Government Bylaws

Reconsidering Nepa, Brigham Daniels, Andrew P. Follett, James Salzman

Indiana Law Journal

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ushered in the modern era of environmental law. Thanks to its environmental impact statement (EIS) provision, it remains, by far, the most litigated environmental statute. Many administrations have sought to weaken the law. The Trump administration, for example, put into place regulations that strictly limit the EIS process, which the Biden administration seems poised to roll back. For the most part, however, NEPA has shown remarkable staying power and resilience since its passage just over fifty years ago. As a result, its legislative history remains relevant. But the accepted history of NEPA is deeply …

Opportunity Zones Providing Opportunity For Whom?: How The Current Regulations Are Failing And A Solution To Uplift Communities, Ruta R. Trivedi

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

In 2017, the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created an incentive for taxpayers to invest in Qualified Opportunity Zones— census tracts that consist of low-income communities. These investments, which are incentivized via lucrative tax deferral benefits, are intended to uplift communities and leave them in a better position than they were pre-investment. However, the initiative lacks regulation requiring investments to actually benefit low-income areas, resulting in money going to places that do not need help, while communities that are in need may face displacement. This is a result of many wealthy investors finding that luxury projects are the …

Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: Let The Science Decide, Sabrina K. Glavota

Michigan Technology Law Review

Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) is an in vitro fertilization technique designed to prevent women who are carriers of mitochondrial diseases from passing on these heritable genetic diseases to their children. It is an innovative assisted reproductive technology that is only legal in a small number of countries. The United States has essentially stagnated all opportunities for research and clinical trials on MRT through a rider in H.R.2029 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. The rider bans clinical trials on all therapies in which a human embryo is intentionally altered to include a heritable genetic modification. This note argues that the rider …

Pushing Back On Stricter Copyright Isp Liability Rules, Pamela Samuelson

Michigan Technology Law Review

For more than two decades, internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States, the European Union (EU), and many other countries have been shielded from copyright liability under “safe harbor” rules. These rules apply to ISPs who did not know about or participate in user-uploaded infringements and who take infringing content down after receiving notice from rights holders. Major copyright industry groups were never satisfied with these safe harbors, and their dissatisfaction has become more strident over time as online infringements have grown to scale.

Responding to copyright industry complaints, the EU in 2019 adopted its Directive on Copyright and …

Increasing Substantive Fairness And Mitigating Social Costs In Eviction Proceedings: Instituting A Civil Right To Counsel For Indigent Tenants In Pennsylvania, Robin M. White

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The U.S. Constitution provides criminal defendants the right to a court-appointed attorney but gives no similar protection to civil litigants. Although federal law does not supply any categorical rights to counsel for civil litigants, all 50 states have instituted the right in at least one category of civil law that substantially impacts individuals’ rights. Since 2017, several U.S. cities have enacted such a right for tenants facing eviction. In so doing, these cities responded to American families’ increasing rent burden, the recent publication of nationwide eviction data, the sociological research concerning the impact of eviction, and the lack of procedural …

Feres: The “Double-Edged Sword”, Kaitlan Price

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

In Feres v. United States, the Supreme Court barred service members from suing the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act if the injuries occurred “incident to military service.” In establishing this doctrine, the Court discussed the necessity of protecting the military from lawsuits to ensure effective decision-making by military leaders.

Scholars have harshly criticized Feres in the modern era, arguing Feres must be overturned to provide service members with a greater opportunity for recovery. Specifically, many scholars admonish Feres because the Supreme Court failed to provide a clear definition of “incident to military service.” Lacking a clear definition …

Leaving Judicial Review With The Judiciary: The Misplaced Role Of Agency Deference In Tunney Act Public Interest Review, Alexandra P. Clark

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Note explores the Tunney Act’s mechanism for judicial review of consent decrees negotiated by the U.S. Department of Justice and merging parties to remedy alleged antitrust issues. The Tunney Act requires that the reviewing court only approve a consent decree if it is “in the public interest.” This Note argues, however, that courts have improperly circumscribed their review by affording too much deference to the Department of Justice when reviewing these consent decrees. This deference subverts Congress’s intent in imposing judicial review and allows the government and merging parties the opportunity to skirt meaningful judicial review. As such, this …

Enforcement Of The Reconstruction Amendments, Alexander Tsesis

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Article analyzes the delicate balance of congressional and judicial authority granted by the Reconstruction Amendments. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments vest Congress with powers to enforce civil rights, equal treatment, and civic participation. Their reach extends significantly beyond the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts’ narrow construction of congressional authority. In recent years, the Court has struck down laws that helped secure voter rights, protect religious liberties, and punish age or disability discrimination. Those holdings encroach on the amendments’ allocated powers of enforcement.

Textual, structural, historical, and normative analyses provide profound insights into the appropriate roles of the Supreme Court …

Time’S Up: A Call To Eradicate Ncaa Monopsony Through Federal Legislation, Ashley Jo Zaccagnini

SMU Law Review Forum

Few traditions are as near and dear to the hearts of Americans as college athletics. The institution holds a special place in society because it reflects the ultimate convergence of those values that uniquely define the United States: loyalty, competitiveness, and pride. However, the notion of basic fairness seems to have been excluded along the way, as the commercialization of college athletics gave way to total dominance over the industry by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA promulgates sports rules and organizes collegiate-level championships, but its most influential role involves promoting “amateurism,” or the notion that student-athletes are …