Archives: Issues

Spring 2011

Speech
Filibuster Reform: Curbing Abuse to Prevent Minority Tyranny in the Senate
Senator Tom Harkin

Articles
The Other Big Test: Why Congress Should Allow College Students to Borrow More Through Federal Aid Programs
Jonathan D. Glater

In the Name of Watergate: Returning FERPA to Its Original Design
Mary Margaret Penrose

“Civilizing” Drug Paraphernalia Policy: Preserving Our Free Speech and Due Process Rights While Protecting Children
Thomas Regnier

The Permanent Seat of Government: An Unintended Consequence of Heightened Scrutiny Under the Contract Clause
Evan C. Zoldan

Notes
Defining the Scope of Extortion Liability After Scheidler v. NOW
Emily Elman

The 2007 Collapse in Securitization: A Case for Regulatory Reform
Robert G. Gucwa

Forfeiture of Confrontation Rights Post-Giles: Whether a Co-Conspirator’s Misconduct Can Forfeit a Defendant’s Right to Confront Witnesses
Adrienne Rose

Symposium Issue – Helping America Vote: The Past, Present, and Future of Election Administration
Held April 1, 2010

Fall 2010

Articles
Measuring Election System Performance
Stephen Ansolabehere & Nathaniel Persily

The McCain v. Obama Simulation: A Fair Tribunal for Disputed Presidential Elections
Edward B. Foley

What Can the United States Learn from Abroad about Resolving Disputed Elections?
Steven F. Huefner

Registering the Youth through Voter Preregistration
Michael P. McDonald & Matthew Thornburg

Losing Votes by Mail
Charles Stewart III

Notes
Refusing to Draw the Line: A Speech-Protective Rule for Art Vending Cases
Christen Martosella

How to Stop a Mole: A Look at Burrowing in the Federal Civil Service
Lauren Mendolera

 

Summer 2010

Articles
On Regulating Conflicts of Interest in the Credit Rating Industry
Lynn Bai

An Overview of Tolls of Statutes of Limitations on Account of War: Are They Current and Relevant in the Post-September 11th Era?
Hon. Mark C. Dillon

Notes
Election By Lottery: Ballot Order, Equal Protection, and the Irrational Voter
Laura Miller

You Are What Your Food Eats: How Regulation of Factory Farm Conditions Could Improve Human Health and Animal Welfare Alike
Anastasia S. Stathopoulos