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Texas, Abortion, and State Action
By: Alexander J. Lindvall The Texas Legislature recently passed what the Supreme Court describes as an “unprecedented” statutory scheme. Texas’s new law allows private, everyday citizens to sue anyone who assists a woman in obtaining an abortion after her sixth week...
Suing Texas State Senate Bill 8 Plaintiffs Under Federal Law for Violations of Constitutional Rights
By: Anthony J. Colangelo Many people are deriding (or celebrating) the exceptional—and exceptionally deceptive—device of the Texas legislature to so-called “deputize” private individuals as government enforcement agents to carry out a state anti-abortion law that, at...
The Texas Legislature Has Significantly Broadened the Statute Governing Recovery of Attorney’s Fees in Breach of Contract Cases
By: West Menefee Bakke and Gregory Scott Crespi Texas recently enacted amendments that significantly expand the scope of section 38.001 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, a statute that awards attorney’s fees to successful claimants in breach of contract...
School Police Reform: A Public Health Imperative
By Thalia González and Emma Kaeser Out of the twin pandemics currently gripping the United States—deaths of unarmed Black victims at the hands of police and racialized health inequities resulting from COVID-19—an antiracist health equity agenda has emerged that...
Recent Student Work
Civil Conspiracy—Holding College Officials Accountable
By Landon Mignardi College sports have always been somewhat marred by controversy—whether it be point shaving, paying off players, or academic fraud—as the money to be made from college sports and the overwhelming desire to win has always seemed to generate...
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....
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