Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Eric P. Haas, Fourth Amendment, Reprint
By Eric P. Haas Abstract The United States government is continually developing and exploring better, more reliable methods of securing this nation’s airports in an effort to stay one step ahead of terrorists in the “war on terror.” Since September 11, 2001, the...
Dec 1, 2019 | Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Benjamin Kapnik, Privacy Law, Reprint
By Benjamin Kapnik Abstract Unmanned aircraft pose difficult safety and privacy questions for regulators and citizens. Cheap and easy-to-operate unmanned aircraft could allow local, state, and federal governments to increase aerial surveillance in the United States....
Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Conflict of Laws, Kaylee Knowlton Henson
By Kaylee Knowlton Henson Abstract This Comment begins by walking through the current conflict of laws system in the United States and explores the application of general conflict of laws rules and three major issues that accompany the current system, which leaves...
Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Amir Saboorian, Comment, Privacy Law
By Amir Saboorian Abstract The modern satellite communications industry was but a flicker of an idea prior to World War II, yet today, communications satellites serve as crucial hubs in the transmission of vital data that help shrink the world. Technological...
Dec 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Comment, John Sivils, Legislation
By John Sivils Abstract Drunk flying poses a serious safety risk to airline passengers. The current system of detecting pilot intoxication and preventing drunk flying relies on the vigilance of coworkers, and statutes prohibiting “operating” an airplane while...
Sep 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Andrea J. Harrington, Article, Feature, Legal History
By Andrea J. Harrington Abstract As numerous governments and commercial entities plan ambitious expeditions into outer space and to celestial bodies, humanity’s heritage in space is threatened. Fifty years following the Apollo 11 landing, we have recognized the...
Sep 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Article, Torts, W. Bradley Wendel
By W. Bradley Wendel Abstract Technology often promises increased safety in the form of reduction of human errors. One of the major arguments for the move to semiautonomous and “driverless” cars is the expected significant reduction in road accidents caused by driver...
Sep 1, 2019 | Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Comment, Jet McGuire, Transportation Law
By Jet McGuire Abstract The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Final Rule on air charter brokers offers an important advancement in private aviation. The previously ultraexclusive industry, requiring massive capital expenditures for entry, is now accessible to...
Sep 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Andrea Reed, Comment, Torts
By Andrea Reed Abstract The commercial space transportation industry is rapidly approaching the first launches of paying passengers into space—a technological and legal milestone for the maturing sector. Unfortunately, the liability regime governing the relationship...
Sep 1, 2019 | Air and Space Law, Comment, Sean Valentine
By Sean Valentine Abstract As technology continues to expand the potential uses for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the commercial sector, drones are becoming an increasingly common sight in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts that...
