Craig Steen examines a recent controversy in Pennsylvania surrounding a local official’s issuance of same-sex marriage licenses despite a statewide ban.
Madeline Weiss discusses the applicability of Stand Your Ground laws to cases of violence against women.
Mahalia Burford weighs in on the advantages and disadvantages of Twitter’s confidential S-1 filing.
Byron Crowe II, a guest blogger from Cornell’s International Law Journal, responds to Neil Buchanan’s blog post on Dorf on Law regarding the dialogue surrounding the financial crisis.
The financial world is abuzz with news of the landmark sanctions the US brought against foreign banking giants UBS and HSBC. Nate Hoeschen attempts to make sense of these scandals and the apparently erratic enforcement policy they suggest.
Lauren Bowman discusses strategies for reducing domestic food waste.
JLPP’s Alex Poe talks about The University of Maryland’s move to the Big Ten Conference and the impact and legality of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s exit fee.
Margaret Schmidt examines the current debate on whether the federal minimum wage should be raised to what many call a “living wage.”
With three Supreme Court Justices to celebrate their 80th birthdays in the next four years, it’s likely that we’ll see at least a few new appointees in President Obama’s new term. Nate Hoeschen questions the method used when new justices are chosen.
Zach Zemlin examines various assisted suicide laws in the United States and how they work.