Recent Articles
Taxation as a Site of Memory: Exemptions, Universities, and the Legacy of Slavery
By Bridget J. Crawford In her review of Professor Lolita Buckner Inniss's The Princeton Fugitive Slave: The Trials of James Collins Johnson, Professor Crawford examines the role that tax law plays in perpetuating institutional racism. Download the full article (PDF)...
Stare Decisis and the Identity-Over-Time Problem: A Comment on the Majority’s Wrongness in Kisor v. Wilkie
By Christian Talley Abstract In Kisor v. Wilkie, the Supreme Court recently confronted whether to overrule the doctrine under which courts defer to agencies’ interpretations of their own ambiguous regulations—so-called Auer or Seminole Rock deference. In its prior...
The Trump Administration Should Have Attorney Whistleblowers
By Carliss N. Chatman In her Article, Professor Chatman examines the actions of Attorney General Bill Barr and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone through the prism of the ethical rules governing attorney conduct. Download the full article (PDF) here. Hein | Lexis...
Diploma Privilege and the Constitution
By the Collaboratory on Legal Education and Licensing for Practice Members: Claudia Angelos (New York University); Sara Berman (AccessLex Institute); Mary Lu Bilek (City University of New York); Carol L. Chomsky (University of Minnesota); Andrea Anne Curcio (Georgia...
Recent Student Work
The Uncertain Future of the Fair Housing Act: HUD’s Recent Changes to Disparate Impact Standard
By Leah Powers In her Comment, Leah Powers examines the similarities and differences between the disparate impact standard in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2013 Disparate Impact Final Rule and the standard set forth in the 2020 new Final Rule....
Constructing a Tower of Babble: An Examination of Purpose in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence
By Griffin S. Rubin In his Comment, Griffin S. Rubin analyzes the function and operation of purpose in Establishment Clause cases in order to prove the complications and obstacles inherent to this area of constitutional law. Download the full article (PDF) here....
When “One Step” is a Leap: Examining the Fifth Circuit’s Correct Interpretation of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
By Brooke Vaydik In her Case Note, Brooke Vaydik examines the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in US v. Eaden, and argues that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines should be interpreted narrowly. Download the full article (PDF) here. Hein | Lexis Recommended Citation...
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