SMU Science & Technology Law Review

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

The SMU Science and Technology Law Review (STLR) is a student-edited journal which studies emerging developments in technology-related law.

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Recent Articles

COVID-19: Legal Framework for Vaccine Distributions and Mandates

Ashley Atwood, Dana B. Taschner

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

David C. Gray

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...