Plutocratic Public Safety,
2026
Texas A&M University School of Law
Plutocratic Public Safety, Erin Collins
Texas A&M Law Review
Recent political events have laid bare the ways that the United States functions like a plutocracy, in which the ultra-wealthy exert influence over core governance functions. The criminal system is not immune from this influence. Big Capital shapes the operation of the criminal system in highly visible ways through its investments in policing technology, electronic monitoring systems, and correctional and detention systems. This Article shows how the economic elite shape the operation of the criminal system in a less obvious way: through philanthropic giving. Big Philanthropy provides another—albeit seemingly benevolent—avenue through which the ultra-wealthy can advance a vision of public …
Purpose-Driven Compliance,
2026
Texas A&M University School of Law
Purpose-Driven Compliance, Veronica Root Martinez
Texas A&M Law Review
Whether it is a small brokerage firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or a multinational conglomerate head-quartered in New York City, organizations understand that they are required to fulfill a range of compliance obligations. Compliance programs today tend to have two important characteristics in common. First, the notion that perfect compliance is an impossible goal is a key component of the understandings and expectations of many firms’ compliance programs. Second, organizations have almost uniformly adopted compliance programs in areas where enforcement activity has been significant—like in the areas of antibribery and anticorruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust, …
Popular Constitutionalism In A Populist Age,
2026
Brigham Young University Law School
Popular Constitutionalism In A Populist Age, Thomas G. Donnelly
BYU Law Review
Popular constitutionalism burst onto the scene as a challenge to the constitutional authority of the Supreme Court. Decades later, popular constitutionalists remain susceptible to one of the earliest (and most potent) critiques of their project—the charge that they have done far too little to explain how their theory might work in practice. With the rise of modern populism, it’s also fair to ask whether popular constitutionalism is an approach that’s capable of meeting the challenges of the current constitutional moment. In this Article, I offer a new vision for popular constitutionalism—one that shows how the theory might work in practice, …
Corporate Employment And The First Amendment Shield Against Anti-Dei Legislation,
2026
Brooklyn Law School
Corporate Employment And The First Amendment Shield Against Anti-Dei Legislation, W. Mary Blee
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
No one would have thought that a Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education would affect private employment. However, the ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard did exactly that. Corporate employers’ efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) were immediately pushed to the forefront of the political battlefield. In the eyes of Republican lawmakers and politicians, DEI efforts were akin to affirmative action, and therefore unconstitutional in the wake of Harvard. Their solution to this problem involved passing anti-DEI legislation and policies which restricted or eliminated employer’s DEI efforts under the guise of upholding …
Legal Academia And Permanent Democracy: The Fault In Our Law Schools,
2026
Suffolk University Law School
Legal Academia And Permanent Democracy: The Fault In Our Law Schools, Sara Dillon
DePaul Journal for Social Justice
It is widely recognized that the American Constitution is failing as the foundational document of a modern democracy. Although many basic principles of constitutionalism have faded into irrelevance, with rising authoritarianism eclipsing such core ideals as judicial independence, separation of powers and restraints on arbitrary use of power, America’s nearly 200 institutions of legal teaching and scholarship have provided little in the way of proposals for urgently needed law reform. It is striking that even with so many high-powered academic institutions, so few meaningful proposals for constitutional change have been presented to the public as a way out of our …
“Parties Vs. The People” Reconsidering The Voting Mechanisms That Entrench A Bi-Party System In American Democracy,
2026
University of Connecticut - Storrs
“Parties Vs. The People” Reconsidering The Voting Mechanisms That Entrench A Bi-Party System In American Democracy, John A. Guthrie
Honors Scholar Theses
This thesis argues that while the founders accepted factions as inevitable within a free republic, the rise of plurality voting and the modern two-party system has distorted the constitutional balance they envisioned. By examining the emergence of America’s first political parties and the evolution of electoral systems, this thesis contends that electoral reforms such as ranked-choice, approval, and STAR voting may better preserve republican representation and reduce partisan domination.
Hammurabi’S Laws: Ancient Traditions Of Violence,
2026
Lindenwood University
Hammurabi’S Laws: Ancient Traditions Of Violence, Aaron Secrist
The Confluence
The tradition of enforcing private property through violence is truly ancient, and goes back thousands of years to the first civilizations. There exists a prevailing attitude that contemporary culture is more “civilized” than the first organized societies – and while it’s true in some ways, our laws are still remarkably similar to those practiced in antiquity. In the following essay, I analyze the Law Code of Hammurabi and examine its parallels to the way laws function today. First, I will provide context for the technological advances that made the first city-states possible, then give a cultural and economic overview of …
Treatment Of Different Non-State Actors In Detention: A Legal, Moral, And National Security Analysis,
2026
James Madison University
Treatment Of Different Non-State Actors In Detention: A Legal, Moral, And National Security Analysis, Alison P. Raedel
Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current
This thesis analyzes state behavior regarding the treatment of non-state actors through three major frameworks: international law, ethical theory, and national security. Two cases are compared: the treatment of al-Qaeda detainees by the United States after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, and the treatment of the Angolan liberation movements by the Portuguese during the Angolan War of Independence. These cases were chosen to assess how the three frameworks apply across different non-state actors, which include terrorist organizations and liberation movements. International law provides a baseline for rights and protections, but it is often selectively interpreted. Just war theory gives …
Immigration Federalism In The Second Trump Administration,
2026
University of Iowa College of Law
Immigration Federalism In The Second Trump Administration, Stella Burch Elias
Idaho Law Review
This Article explores the ongoing transformation of state and local engagement in immigration-related rulemaking in the United States during the Second Trump Administration. The Article examines the myriad ways in which federal executive actions and state responses to those actions, alongside independent state actions and the federal government’s responses to those actions, are upending long established immigration law doctrines and shifting the borders of American federalism. The Article discusses legal scholars’ previous understanding of immigration federalism, embodied in United States v. Arizona, and the prior distinctions between permissible “alienage” laws and impermissible “immigration” laws, which could not be introduced by …
Hidden In Plain Sight: A Critical Examination Of The Sec’S Climate Disclosure Rule And Shortcomings In Addressing Multinational Instances Of Industrial Pollution,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Hidden In Plain Sight: A Critical Examination Of The Sec’S Climate Disclosure Rule And Shortcomings In Addressing Multinational Instances Of Industrial Pollution, Charity Christina Williams
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
As Pillar Two Reshapes Cross-Border Investment, Canada Should Recognize U.S. Llcs As Fiscally Transparent Entities,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
As Pillar Two Reshapes Cross-Border Investment, Canada Should Recognize U.S. Llcs As Fiscally Transparent Entities, Matthew Sciamanna
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Smash And Grab: How Cultural Property Theft And Destruction Erase Civilizations,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Smash And Grab: How Cultural Property Theft And Destruction Erase Civilizations, Katie-Ann Miller
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Ending The Stigma: Abolishing India’S Marital Rape Exception And Post Abolition Practices,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Ending The Stigma: Abolishing India’S Marital Rape Exception And Post Abolition Practices, Hibah Hasan
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
The Conceptual Architecture Of America First—Ideological Transactionalism And The Case Of Cuba,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
The Conceptual Architecture Of America First—Ideological Transactionalism And The Case Of Cuba, Larry Catá Backer
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Are There Gender Disparities In Chinese Legal Education? – An Empirical Enquiry,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Are There Gender Disparities In Chinese Legal Education? – An Empirical Enquiry, Peter C.H. Chan, Haojin Duan
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Foreword,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Foreword
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Table Of Contents
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Dedication,
2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
Dedication
Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)
No abstract provided.
Ai Is Taking Over!: A New Generation Of Unemployment Fears,
2026
Chapman University
Ai Is Taking Over!: A New Generation Of Unemployment Fears, Amaya V. Hepburn
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The growing panic surrounding AI taking over the workforce is strong in a distinct group of demographics, in contrast to the fear of computers taking over the workforce that was seen in previous generations. This suggests that AI developments have sparked a wave of fear that is unlike the fear of tech developments in the past. I have discovered that this fear is prevalent across several demographics: age, employment, and income. By cross-analyzing through the 2017 and 2025 fear surveys, I discovered that fear of AI is more prevalent in younger generations and is more threatening to students entering the …
Black Labor Matters,
2026
Texas A&M University School of Law
Black Labor Matters, Michael Z. Green
Faculty Scholarship
Black and organized workers increasingly find themselves threatened by two key outside forces: one seeking to stop anti-racism efforts via diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices and the other curtailing employees’ union organizing. This Article argues that a response must be grounded in uniquely local strategies by two specific worker coalitions. One coalition–the New Black Workers Movement (NBWM)–arose from Black Lives Matter civil rights protests in 2020 that captivated the workplace and heightened awareness about anti-Blackness and concerns of systemic racism. The other coalition–the New Labor Workers Movement (NLWM)–developed in 2020 as a workplace response to a global pandemic that …
