Zachary D. Berryman Introduction Currently, the United States faces around 3.4 million abandoned and orphaned oil and natural gas wells[1], with only around 40% of…
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Meredith M. Booker Injecting rehabilitation into the criminal legal system When a prosecutor is elected on a platform of reducing mass incarceration and enacting…
By: Maggie Daly TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. FACTS AND HOLDING III. BACKGROUND A. The Voting Rights Act Claim 1. At-large judicial districts minimize…
By: Calder Holmes Lamb I. FACTS AND HOLDING II. BACKGROUND A. THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AS APPLIES TO THE STATES THROUGH…
By: Kieron L. Oliver I. INTRODUCTION II. FACTS AND HOLDING A. The Litigants B. The Claims III. BACKGROUND A. The Lanham Act B. Second Circuit…
By: Blake Donewar[138]* I. INTRODUCTION Louisiana is currently losing its wetlands at a rate of sixty-six square kilometers per year due to a variety of…
By: William M. Kelly I. Introduction Under the Louisiana Civil Code, when a person uses threats to coerce someone into entering a contract, courts will…
Author: Jessica Victoria Hidalgo [1]
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.[2]
Twenty years ago, those few, surprisingly un-magical, first words of the first Harry Potter novel sparked a global phenomenon as a generation of children and young adults fell in love with author J.K. Rowling’s magical world. The phenomenal success of the Harry Potter series is indisputable. Rowling’s seven-book series about a British boy-wizard has sold 400 million copies worldwide,[3] and the Harry Potter franchise includes dozens of short stories, eight Oscar-nominated movies, a sequel Broadway and West End play, four theme parks, toys and merchandise, video games, and, most recently, a prequel film series starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.[4]
Author: Sarah M. Lambert*
Fewer people are being sentenced to death in Louisiana. Of those who are sentenced to death, even fewer are being executed. In the past fifteen years, only one person has been executed in Louisiana. The decline in capital punishment reflects a broader trend throughout the United States and around the world. Public support for the death penalty is the lowest it has been in forty years, with less than half of Americans now supporting the practice.[1] Bipartisan support for repealing capital punishment is on the rise across the nation, including in Louisiana. During the 2017 Regular Legislative Session, Democratic Representative Terry Landry introduced House Bill 101 in Louisiana’s House of Representatives, and Republican Senator Dan Claitor introduced a companion, Bill 142, in the Louisiana Senate. The overarching goal of both bills was to repeal capital punishment in Louisiana.
Author: Reagan Charleston
I. INTRODUCTION
Smart devices have become an extension of ourselves. Take a walk, sit in the park, ride the subway, go to a restaurant, look around you while you sit in traffic; you will likely find that nearly everyone walks, sits, and drives with their phone in their hand. Your smartphone likely sits near you as you read this piece. Even our sleep is effected by our smart phone use.[1] Today, hand injuries from excessive cell phone use have become commonplace.[2] We are fixated on our phones, and we do not “unplug” when we get home.[3] According to a 2014 Civic Science report, the average American spends over twelve hours a day engaged in smart phone use.[4] We know what it means for our eyes, but what does it mean for our constitutional rights?[5]