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Nestlé V. Doe: A Death Knell To Corporate Human Rights Accountability?, Phillip Ayers

Seattle University Law Review

The Supreme Court in Nestlé v. Doe held that foreign plaintiffs who claimed to be victims of overseas tortious conduct by corporate defendants had no jurisdiction to sue in federal courts using the Alien Tort Statute. This Comment looks at the history of the Alien Tort Statute, from its inspiration, long dormancy, and recent reinvigoration beginning in the 1980s. The Comment then explores the background of Nestlé and its issues with child slavery in its cocoa supply chain. From there, the Comment analyzes the Nestlé v. Doe decision, and posits an alternative outcome. Finally, this Comment looks for a new …

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Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Last Stand For Union Power, Laura Christensen Garcia, Danya Moodabagil

Public Interest Law Reporter

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An Examination Into The Physical And Sexual Abuse Of Children In Juvenile Detention Centers, Claudia Cornejo

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Chicago's War On Crime, Madison Flores

Public Interest Law Reporter

About one in five U.S. adults say they or someone close to them has had a personal experience with gun violence.¹ Seventy-one percent of Americans also believe gun laws should be stricter.² Most people favor a federal law preventing people with mental illnesses from purchasing guns and a smaller percentage favor a nationwide ban on semi-automatic weapons.³ The debate is not so simply divided between those who want to ban all guns and those who want no restrictions on guns. Rather, many Americans value both preventing gun violence and protecting gun rights.⁴

To understand the atmosphere …

Sanctioned Abuse: Corporal Punishment, Restraint And Seclusion Of Children In Public Schools, Jasper Gingrich

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Affirmative Action In Jeopardy, Natalie Jakubowski

Public Interest Law Reporter

Forty-five years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke ("Bakke"), which confirmed the constitutionality of race as a factor for consideration in college admissions, otherwise known as affirmative action.¹ Since then, colleges have considered race as an additional "plus factor" in their admissions processes and have immensely increased the percentage of minority enrollment in colleges. However, the Supreme Court will hear two cases in 2023: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. …

A Brief Introduction To The Legal Response To Childhood Fatalities And Injuries On Family Farms, Madeline Krolczyk

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Punishing Poverty: The Inequalities Of Cash Bail And The Move Towards Reform, Emily L. Salamone

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Felony Disenfranchisement: A Barrier To True Democracy, Anna Baish

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Beneath The Welfare Façade, Anna Bowser

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Name, Image, And Likeness In Ncaa College Athletics, Marlee Burridge

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Barricading The Ballot Box: How Legislative Changes To Ballot Referendums Threaten America's Tradition Of Direct Democracy, Tripp Frank

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Safeguarding Sanctuary: The Growing Pains Of A Sanctuary City, Iris Gomez

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Where The Fourth Amendment Fails: The Loophole Of No-Knock Warrants And The Devastating Community Safety Consquences, Grace Hague

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Banning The Unhoused From Chicago's Public Spaces, Alex Kirchner

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Scotus On "Wotus", Will Matushek

Public Interest Law Reporter

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"If You Die, That's On You": The Persistence Of Inhumane Conditions At Cook County Jail, Leanna Nichols

Public Interest Law Reporter

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United States V. Rahimi: A Closer Look At The Implications For Domestic Abuse Victims, Dani Scudder

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Stop Cop City: The Expanding Reach Of The Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act's Threat To First Amendment Protected Activism, Elizabeth Stamper

Public Interest Law Reporter

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"No Evictions" Policies: Evaluating The Disparate Impact Of Auto-Rejection On Black Women, Mehreen Tariq

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Looking Inward: Building A Restorative Legal Aid Agency, Andy Froelich

Public Interest Law Reporter

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“If You Build It, They Will Come”: Reverse Location Searches, Data Collection, And The Fourth Amendment, Matthew L. Brock

Law Student Publications

On January 6, 2021, the world looked on, stunned, as thousands of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on live television in support of then-President Donald Trump. In the days and weeks that followed, federal law enforcement scrambled to identify those involved in the attack, in what has become the largest criminal investigation in American history. Whereas even 20 years prior it would have been difficult to identify those involved, as of February 2023, more than 950 people have been identified and charged in relation to the January 6th Capitol attack. Many of these individuals were identified using a wide array …

Is A Green Tie Enough? – Truth And Lies In The Courtroom, Jack B. Harrison

Oklahoma Law Review

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Corporate Governance And Gender Equality: A Study Of Comply-Or-Explain Disclosure Regulation, Aaron A. Dhir, Sarah Kaplan, Maria Arabella Robles

Seattle University Law Review

In 2020, the Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking permission to adopt a board diversity-related disclosure requirement for its listed companies. In 2021, the SEC approved the proposal, thus entrenching Nasdaq’s position as the most significant stock exchange to date to mandate listing rules that reflect the intention of diversifying corporate boardrooms. Nasdaq’s movement into the diversity space is not the first attempt to address homogeneous boards in the U.S. In 2009, the SEC adopted a rule requiring publicly traded firms to report on whether they consider diversity in identifying director nominees. …

Judicial Ethics And The Eradication Of Racism, Dontay Proctor-Mills

Seattle University Law Review

In 2020, the Washington Supreme Court entrusted the legal community with working to eradicate racism from its legal system. Soon after, Washington’s Commission on Judicial Conduct (hereinafter the Commission) received a complaint about a bus ad for North Seattle College featuring King County Superior Court Judge David Keenan. Along with a photo of Judge Keenan’s face, the ad included the following language: “A Superior Court Judge, David Keenan got into law in part to advocate for marginalized communities. David’s changing the world. He started at North.” The Commission admonished Judge Keenan for violating the Code of Judicial Conduct, in part …

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Why Corporate Boards Should Include Lgbtq+ People, Jeremy Mcclane, Darren Rosenblum

Seattle University Law Review

Corporate boardrooms sit at the heart of most of society’s most consequential decisions but fall far short of the diversity of our society. The current movement toward board diversification aims to remedy the underrepresentation of marginalized groups on corporate boards. More recently, some efforts have included LGBTQ+ people, even though the basis for their inclusion on corporate boards remains largely unstated. This Article examines both the normative and instrumental bases for LGBTQ+ inclusion in board diversity initiatives, articulating unspoken assumptions and linking LGBTQ+ people to the broader inclusion effort. In so doing, it begins to surface the unique issues LGBTQ+ …

Reconsidering A Private Right Of Action Under Vawa: How The Media Portrays Violence Against Women And Its Effect On Commerce Clause Jurisprudence, Lauren Chamberlin

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) private right of action was a valid exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause powers, contrary to the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Morrison. It contends that gender-based violence substantially affects interstate commerce and that the Court's decision was influenced by outdated perceptions of such violence as a private matter. The article advocates for the reenactment of the private right of action, emphasizing the need for Congress, the courts, and the states to address the economic and societal impacts of gender-based violence.

The Conflict Among African American Penal Interests: Rethinking Racial Equity In Criminal Procedure, Trevor George Gardner

Scholarship@WashULaw

This Article argues that neither the criminal justice reform platform nor the penal abolition platform shows the ambition necessary to advance each of the primary African American interests in penal administration. It contends, first, that abolitionists have rightly called for a more robust conceptualization of racial equity in criminal procedure. Racial equity in criminal procedure should be considered in terms of both process at the level of the individual, and the number of criminal procedures at the level of the racial group—in terms of both the quality and “quantity” of stops, arrests, convictions, and the criminal sentencings that result in …