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Raising The Bar: The Aba’S Pulling Of Accreditation And Its Oversight In Legal Education, Alex Gass Dec 2018

Raising The Bar: The Aba’S Pulling Of Accreditation And Its Oversight In Legal Education, Alex Gass

SLU Law Journal Online

The American Bar Association's role in accrediting and disciplining law schools has entered a new and contentious era: litigation. In this article, Alex Gass discusses the history of law school accreditation and the recent lawsuits against the ABA by law schools disciplined for their failure to adhere to ABA standards.


How Did College Basketball Land In Federal Court And Where Does It Go From Here?, Ben Gamble Nov 2018

How Did College Basketball Land In Federal Court And Where Does It Go From Here?, Ben Gamble

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Corruption in college basketball recruiting resulted in federal convictions and prison sentences for two former Adidas executives and a sports agency recruiter. With an alternate, professional basketball route now available to certain high school prospects and a pending NCAA investigation into the schools named at trial, Ben Gamble looks at where college basketball goes from here.


The Future Of Anti-Slapp Laws, Aaron Freeman Nov 2018

The Future Of Anti-Slapp Laws, Aaron Freeman

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Aaron Freeman explains that even though anti-SLAPP laws have become an important protection for the exercise of First Amendment rights, their future in federal courts is uncertain.


Title Vii And The Fair Housing Act: The Seventh Circuit Creates A New Cause Of Action, Maysa Daoud Oct 2018

Title Vii And The Fair Housing Act: The Seventh Circuit Creates A New Cause Of Action, Maysa Daoud

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This article by Maysa Daoud discusses a newly devised test under which the Seventh Circuit assigned liability to a landlord for tenant on tenant sex-based harassment.


The Continuing Battle Over Net Neutrality, Mike Crawford Oct 2018

The Continuing Battle Over Net Neutrality, Mike Crawford

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In this article, Mike Crawford discusses how net neutrality continues to be a heated debate about who has the right and ability to create laws that will impact the way information on the Internet is viewed.


Why Do Bail Abolition Advocates Oppose The California Money Bail Reform Act?, Jackie Coffman Oct 2018

Why Do Bail Abolition Advocates Oppose The California Money Bail Reform Act?, Jackie Coffman

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For years, bail abolition advocates have pushed for a cashless bail system. In this article, Jackie Coffman discusses how California recently passed a bill to do just that – but not without some criticism.


Intervarsity Christian Fellowship V. University Of Iowa, Onalee Chappeau Oct 2018

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship V. University Of Iowa, Onalee Chappeau

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Onalee Chappeau discusses the ongoing case of The University of Iowa v. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, including an analysis under a past Supreme Court decision and the suit's implications for pluralism on college campuses.


When Both Apply, Does Title Vii Displace Title Ix In Employee-On-Employee Sexual Harassment Cases?, Ryan Butler Sep 2018

When Both Apply, Does Title Vii Displace Title Ix In Employee-On-Employee Sexual Harassment Cases?, Ryan Butler

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Ryan Butler explores the possibility of an employee-on-employee sexual harassment circuit split, causing some employees to have a remedy under only Title VII, while others may have remedies under both Title VII and Title IX.


Emoluments, The (Nearly) Unlitigated Clauses Of The Constitution, Dan Blair Sep 2018

Emoluments, The (Nearly) Unlitigated Clauses Of The Constitution, Dan Blair

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Dan Blair discusses the ongoing case of District of Columbia v. Trump, including the court’s definition of “emoluments” under the Constitution, and whether domestic and foreign government representatives staying at the president’s hotel violates the Domestic Emoluments Clause or the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.


The Eighth Circuit Set To Grapple With Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Kenny Bohannan Sep 2018

The Eighth Circuit Set To Grapple With Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Kenny Bohannan

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In this article, Kenny Bohannon discusses whether the Eighth Circuit in the case of Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management will determine that Title VII bars discrimination based upon sexual discrimination.