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“Over-Stressed” Vines Produce No Wines, Whereas “Under-Stressed” Vines Mass Produce: Consolidation, Anti-Competition, And The Fall Of The Family Winery, Elyse Gottschalk

University of San Francisco Law Review

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Transgender Student-Athletes Punch Back: A Legal Analysis Of States' "Fairness In Women's Sports Act" And How It Violates The Fourteenth Amendment And Title Ix, Daniel Jimenez

University of San Francisco Law Review

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Sex, Money, And Free Speech: The Many Harms Of Fosta/Sesta, Desmond Mantle

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis tracks the development of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act/Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, or FOSTA/SESTA, which became federal law in 2018. The law's passage followed as a natural consequence of popular concerns about human trafficking. Congress passed the legislation by large margins in both houses given bipartisan opposition to sex trafficking. This thesis identifies plausible reasons for the only two Senate votes against the bill: those of Senators Rand Paul and Ron Wyden. Though these senators came from opposite sides of the aisle, they shared concerns about the future of free speech online and the potential failure …

Expanding Medicaid In The Postpartum Period, Madison P. Harrell

Law Student Publications

This Comment will discuss how the current Medicaid law is insufficient to address the issue of disappointing maternal health outcomes in the United States and how the federal government should begin to remedy the problem. First, I will shed light on the maternal health crisis in the United States, before discussing the history of pregnancy and postpartum Medicaid coverage. Then, I will outline the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the subsequent court battle over its constitutionality, and the effects of that decision on the current landscape of pregnancy and postpartum Medicaid coverage. Finally, I will detail my proposal for …

Copyright Takes To The Streets: Protecting Graffiti Under The Visual Artists Rights Act, Michaela S. Morrissey

Law Student Publications

Artists who choose the streets as their canvas—whether to beautify neighborhoods, spark political protest, or merely mark their territory—are faced with uncertainties when it comes to questions of copyright protection for their work. Prior to Castillo v. G&M Realty L.P., the rights granted to street artists had generally been uncharted territory. However, a verdict that pitted the rights of street artists against the rights of property owners finally gave street art the credibility many felt it long deserved. In Castillo, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recognized graffiti as a work of visual art, thus …

Disabled Litigants’ Standing Issue: Ensuring Rhode Island’S Standing Doctrine Is Accessible To Ada Tester Litigants, Colten H. Erickson

Roger Williams University Law Review

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State V. Michaud, 251 A.3d 9 (Ri 2021)., Blair Robinson

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Andrade V. Andrade, 252 A.3d 755 (R.I. 2021), Samantha M. Darocha

Roger Williams University Law Review

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The Ret. Bd. Of The Emples. Ret. Sys. Of R.I. V. Randall, 249 A.3d 629 (R.I. 2021), Yee Yee Myint

Roger Williams University Law Review

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State V. Jones, 242 A.3d 47 (R.I. 2020)., Elizabeth Gravelle

Roger Williams University Law Review

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2021 Rhode Island Public Laws, Madison C. Picard

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Laprocina V. Lourie, 250 A.3d 1281 (R.I. 2021), Jeffrey Prystowsky

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rhode Island And Sports Law, Adam Epstein

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Decurtis V. Visconti, Boren & Campbell Ltd., 252 A.3d 765 (R.I. 2021), Alexus Bonilla

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Beagan V. Rhode Island Department Of Labor And Training, 253 A.3d 858 (R.I. 2021), Candace Quinn

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

State V. Depina, 245 A.3d 1222 (R.I. 2021), Christopher Minicucci

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Joplin V. Cassin, 252 A.3d 271 (R.I. 2021), Julyssa Tavares

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Electronic Wills In Rhode Island After Covid-19, Crystal L. Collins.

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Aspen American Insurance Co. V. East Coast Precast & Rigging Llc Et Al., 252 A.3d 249 (R.I. 2021), Corey Sherman

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rap Reform: Why Rhode Island Should Exclude Police Detectives And Gang Experts From Interpreting A Criminal Defendant’S Ambiguous Rap Lyrics, Chad O. Stroum

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

State V. Smith, 243 A.3d 1045 (R.I. 2021), Katriina Rose Juntunen

Roger Williams University Law Review

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State V. Ricker, 252 A.3d 721 (R.I. 2021), Victor M.P. Vieira

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Local Power, Alexandra B. Klass, Rebecca Wilton

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Article is about “local power.” We use that term in two distinct but complementary ways. First, local power describes the authority of local governments to enact regulatory policies in the interests of their citizens. Second, local power describes the authority of local governments to exercise proprietary control over the sources and delivery of electric power to their citizens. This dual meaning of local power is particularly important today, as an increasing number of local governments are seriously considering “municipalizing”--taking control of local electric power systems-—at the same time that, outside the electric power sector, many states are constraining local …

Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional? Rethinking Rucho V. Common Cause, Barnett J. Harris

University of San Francisco Law Review

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Water In The Time Of Covid: Water Insecurity, Privatization, And Establishment Of The Human Right To Water, Liza Sternik

University of San Francisco Law Review

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Property Prohibitions: Why Criminalizing Prostitution Violates Constitutional Guarantees, James J. Bernstein

University of San Francisco Law Review

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The Case For Pattern-Or-Practice Investigations Against District Attorney's Office, Rory Fleming

University of San Francisco Law Review

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The Common Law And The Self-Driving Car, Mbilike M. Mwafulirwa

University of San Francisco Law Review

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Housing Injustice And The Summary Eviction Process: Beyond Lindsey V. Normet, Kathryn Ramsey Mason

Oklahoma Law Review

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Race And Washington’S Criminal Justice System 2021: Report To The Washington Supreme Court, Task Force 2.0 Research Working Group

Seattle University Law Review

This report is an update on the 2011 Preliminary Report on Race and Washington’s Criminal Justice System. This update does not include as context the history of race discrimination in Washington, and readers are encouraged to view the 2011 report for its brief historical overview.14 The 2011 report began with that historical overview because the criminal justice system does not exist in a vacuum. Instead, it exists as part of a legal system that for decades actively managed and controlled where people could live, work, recreate, and even be buried.

Members of communities impacted by race disproportionality in Washington’s criminal …