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abstract. For most of American history, the jury was considered an elite institution, composed of “honest and intelligent men,” esteemed in their communities for their “integrity,” “reputation,” or ...

abstract. Each day, the news brings stories of military attacks on schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, electrical facilities, and other critical civilian infrastructure. The militaries attacking ...

abstract. Religiously affiliated universities are permitted to maintain their own private police under the rationale that these departments serve an educational, rather than religious, mission. This ...

abstract. This Essay explores perceived biases within recent Supreme Court decisions affecting voting access and their implications for American democracy. The Supreme Court plays a pivotal role in ...

abstract. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the antiabortion movement has focused on a new strategy: transforming the Comstock Act, a postal obscenity statute enacted in 1873, into a categorical ...

abstract. This Essay explores the rich history of flexible employment models from union hiring halls to alternative compensation structures. It explains how gig companies are responsible for ...

abstract. Increasingly, automated processes—under the catch-all term “artificial intelligence” (AI)—serve as “mechanical managers” in the workplace. They may manifest as productivity applications to ...

abstract. Over the past generation, conflicting trends have reshaped the ownership of corporate equity on the one hand and corporate debt on the other. In equity, the two great trends have been the ...

abstract. The constitutional tort is one of the most important mechanisms for vindicating constitutional rights. But the doctrine governing such claims is in disarray. A plaintiff suing a state ...

abstract. In its recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, the Supreme Court held that a defendant’s use of a plaintiff’s copyrighted work would be judged ...

abstract. American immigration law is a domain where ordinary constitutional rules have never applied. At least, that is the conventional wisdom. Immigration law’s exceptionalism is widely believed to ...