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This Is Not A Game: The Addictive Allure Of Digital Companions, Nizan Geslevich Packin, Karni Chagal-Feferkorn

Seattle University Law Review

Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents have become an inescapable part of modern childhood, reshaping education, leisure activities, entertainment, and social interaction. From AI-powered tutors that adapt to individual learning styles to emotionally responsive chatbots that simulate human companionship, these systems promise unprecedented personalization, cognitive stimulation, and social support. However, these benefits mask significant risks that remain unregulated and inadequately addressed.

Although adults are also susceptible to forming deep emotional bonds with AI companions—often trusting them as if they possessed genuine understanding and empathy—children are particularly vulnerable. Their misplaced trust can more severely distort social development, weaken critical thinking, and foster unhealthy …

Constraining The Executive Branch: Delegation, Agency Independence, And Congressional Design Of Judicial Review, Jennifer L. Selin, Pamela J. Clouser Mccann

Northwestern University Law Review

While scholarship examining the relationship between Congress, federal agencies, and the judiciary reveals variation in the statutory details that affects administrative and judicial decision-making, few studies explore the extent to which congressional delegation decisions balance both the substantive and procedural independence of agencies against the possibility of the federal judiciary’s review of administrative action.

This Article enhances scholarly understanding of delegation by providing a qualitative, theoretical, and empirical account of the circumstances under which Congress manipulates federal agency exposure to the federal judiciary. Ironically, combined with statutory provisions dictating agency independence, increasing an agency’s exposure to unelected federal judges can …

Recent Case Decisions

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Sovereign Lands, Brent D. Chicken, Tanner M. Boyzuick

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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West Virginia, Andrew S. Graham

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Virginia, Zachary H. Barrett, Kizito Aidam

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Utah, Alan M. White

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Texas, Matt Schlensker

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Tennessee, Westley A. Ketron

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Pennsylvania, Nathaniel I. Holland

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Oklahoma, Matt Schlensker, Sandra Fraley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Ohio, Tim Mckeen, Melissa Grimes

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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North Dakota, William J. Black

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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New York, Delainey Banks

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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New Mexico, Blake C. Jones

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Nevada, Grace E. George

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Nebraska, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Montana, Kathleen R. Begley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Missouri, Douglas J. Crouse

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Michigan, M. Vafa Barissi, Delainey Banks

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Maryland, Tia L. Churchfield

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Louisiana, Jim Tartaglia

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kentucky, Kathleen R. Begley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kansas, Steven Rhodes, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Illinois, Delainey Banks, Madison Pemberton

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Colorado, David R. Little, Diana S. Prulhiere

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Arkansas, Andreah Riedel

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Alaska, Steven A. Rhodes, Zachary H. Barrett, Kizito Aidam

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Alexandra Jury

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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The Formula For “Sustainable” Tuna, Brianna M. Grimes

Pace Environmental Law Review

Tuna is one of the most popular types of seafood. But in today’s market, consumers want more than just good taste; they want to know that the food they eat is sustainably sourced. A major obstacle plaguing the tuna industry and hindering sustainability is bycatch—the incidental catch of non-target species. To begin, this paper will provide an overview of the history and inherent problems of tuna fishing, and the existing public laws and regulations, both at the national and international level, that govern fisheries. Next, this paper will identify private environmental governance initiatives undertaken by the industry to fill the …