Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), which prohibits voting practices that “result[] in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen . . . to vote on account of race or color,” has...
View ArticleO.I. European Group B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Venezuela — home to the “largest proven oil reserves” on Earth — vests its hydrocarbon deposits in the Republic as its “inalienable” assets and subjects them to governmental control. Venezuela’s...
View ArticleBaker v. City of McKinney
One’s home — invested with so much of their personhood — is perhaps their most important belonging. And like any other kind of private property, the home is protected by the Takings Clause’s guarantee...
View ArticleDrowning Out Democracy
Money in politics. It’s an old problem, seemingly overwritten and unsolvable. Campaigns grow more expensive. Politicians genuflect to large corporate donors. And after Citizens United v. FEC, laws...
View ArticleTied Together, Torn Apart: Exploring “Incidental” Interferences with the...
Introduction In 1987, Danny Burton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Then, after thirty-two years behind bars, Burton was...
View ArticleHuman Rights Devolution: Integrating International Law into State Abortion...
Introduction After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, states and cities passed an array of laws, constitutional amendments, and ordinances regulating abortion. Recent scholarship has...
View ArticleImpediments to Reproductive Justice: The Criminal Legal System and American...
In July 2019, at approximately four months pregnant, Lauren Kent sent a message to her jail’s private medical contractor that read: “PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU I NEED A DOCTOR.” In the four weeks leading...
View ArticleShould Trees Have Publicity Rights? Capturing Value from the Use of...
Throughout legal history, each successive extension of rights to some new entity has been, theretofore, a bit unthinkable. Christopher D. Stone Ads and logos often feature animals, including members...
View ArticleReconciling Textualism with Agency Prioritization Among Clear Statutory Mandates
One key responsibility of the executive branch is to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Traditionally, that means that Congress passes the laws and the President, along with the rest of...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
OUR STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CHARLES OGLETREE Barack Obama* & Michelle Obama** In a statement on August 5, 2023, former President Obama and Michelle Obama offered a tribute to Professor...
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