SMU Science & Technology Law Review
Recent Articles
COVID-19: Legal Framework for Vaccine Distributions and Mandates
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has created heightened turmoil for at-risk populations, solidified laws allowing the use of mask mandates, raised legal issues surrounding vaccine mandates, and presented the new issue of a vaccine passport. As a nation, we have failed to...
Bertillonage in an Age of Surveillance: Fourth Amendment Regulation of Facial Recognition Technologies
AbstractThe Fourth Amendment is a closed hydraulic system. As a general rule, if government conduct is deemed a “search” under the Fourth Amendment, then agents must secure a warrant from a detached and neutral magistrate before engaging in that conduct. There are...