The Age of Creativity and Crime
Esther K. Hong*
Creativity and crime may seem worlds apart, yet they intersect and overlap in striking ways. While legal scholars have largely
Beyond Sharenting
Stacey Barell Steinberg*
Sharenting—the practice of parents sharing information about their children online—has become mainstream in American society. While most forms of sharenting
Regulating Robotaxis
Bryant Walker Smith* & Matthew T. Wansley†
In several sunbelt cities, commercial robotaxi service has arrived. The leading robotaxi company is providing over 400,000 trips per week.
Bridging the Gap: Modernizing Civil Rights Laws Through Transgender Healthcare Statutes
Sahna Das*
The past few years have seen record-breaking numbers of anti-transgender bills introduced and passed in state legislatures, many of which
To Defer or Not to Defer: Squaring the Administrative Procedure Act’s “Substantial Evidence” Standard of Review with the Demise of Agency Deference
Lindsey Kate Miller*
While the 2024 Supreme Court decision overruling the Chevron doctrine, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, held that Article III courts
Sentencing Immigrants
Eric S. Fish*
Introduction The most commonly charged federal felony is the crime of reentering the United States after deportation. On average twenty
PI + 9: A Modest Proposal to Protect Americans’ Individual Rights
Lincoln Son Currie*
INTRODUCTION Civil liberties deserve better protection than the dubious doctrine of substantive due process. Fortunately, an underappreciated, yet significant, development
Pants on Fire: How the Brinkmann Majority Forgot About the Takings Clause in a Takings Clause Case
Anna Fein*
INTRODUCTION In 2016, Ben and Hank Brinkmann (the “Brinkmanns”) embarked on a journey of building a hardware store on an
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes: Labor & Privacy in the Age of Kidfluencers and the Internet’s Stage Mothers
Elinor J. Haddad*
INTRODUCTION In 2022, a group of minors sued Tiffany Smith, mother and producer of prolific child influencer Piper Rockelle, and
Hiring and Firing Based on Political Views
Scott Altman*
INTRODUCTION A law professor’s Wall Street Journal op-ed urged law firms not to hire anti-Zionist students who, in his words,
Systemic Absolution
Shima Baradaran Baughman*
Introduction Ancient religious tradition forms the bedrock foundation for the prevailing approach to criminal punishment. American criminal penal statutes are
Sleep Deprivation in Prison
Sharon Dolovich*
Introduction Human beings need sleep. We all know this. When we do not get enough sleep or when the sleep
Yikes! The Bluebook’s Generative AI Rule is Flawed
Jessica R. Gunder*
April 2026
Criticism of The Bluebook is not new. The Bluebook is an arguable form of hazing, with a long and storied history of making first-year students cry. Judge Posner’s denouncement of the text is perhaps the most famous; he wrote: “I
Beyond Words: The Risks of Generative Interpretation
Jonathan Scher*
March 2026
Judges are beginning to use large language models like ChatGPT to interpret legal texts. This Note examines whether they should do so. Prior studies testing LLMs as legal interpreters use survey responses as benchmarks for performance. I offer the
Broken Records: Evidentiary Failures in Expedited Removal and Credible Fear Reviews
Luna Gibbels*
February 2026
Expedited removal, a process allowing for the swift deportation of noncitizens without a full hearing, has become a central mechanism in U.S. immigration enforcement. Although the process was designed to expedite removals, it is riddled with evidentiary and procedural deficiencies
Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?
Noah C. Chauvin*
January 2026
As the federal government has pursued President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policy, images of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seizing people off of the streets have become a potent symbol of the administration’s disregard for democratic and legal norms.
