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Writer: Kaleigh Erler Editors: Andrew Lehnhardt I. Introduction The history of Western Law is commonly told as a continuous inheritance, a long river flowing from Athens through Rome into the modern world. This narrative flatters both traditions while obscuring a fundamental tension between them. Greek and Roman law were not simply early and later versions of the same project. They were, in their deepest assumptions, rival answers to the question of what law actually is, whe

Writer: Breya Dudley Editors: Andrew Lehnhardt, Steven Carredano Mendez, Bryce Presley Individual privacy is a right expected by individuals, held in careful balance between outright freedom and government regulation. Now more than ever, privacy is in jeopardy. Average citizens move about their daily lives, and those movements are tracked by cameras on almost every corner. One device like this, Flock cameras, is an automated license-plate reading systems which capture vehicl

Writer: Somers Kirk Editors: Andrew Lehnhardt, Steven Carredano Mendez Abstract This blog argues that federal AI banking regulations should protect consumers without imposing uniform compliance burdens on community banks and credit unions. While existing laws such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and fair lending rules already address some risks, AI creates new gaps involving data inference, vendor oversight, and institutional capacity. Rather than adopting a sweeping federal

Writer: Elijah Butcher Editors: Meghan Kane, Kate Murphy, Steven Carredano Mendez I. Introduction Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission1 is one of the more controversial Supreme Court decisions in recent memory due to its striking down of limits on corporate spending in elections. The Court held that the government may not restrict independent expenditures by corporations and unions that support or oppose candidates in elections, overturning Austin v. Michigan Chamb

Writer: Lily Kurtz Editors: Kaleigh Erler, Andrew Lehnhardt I. Introduction There is a growing issue with polarization on a number of issues in the United States, some of the most notable include debates on birthright citizenship, voting rights, and presidential authority, which are all being contested in the Supreme Court. Throughout American history the government has expanded executive powers and resized the legislature, yet little reform has touched the Supreme Court. In

Writer: Joseph Pilcher Editors: Kate Murphy, Bryce Presley, Steven Carredano Mendez I. Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States was designed to be the final arbiter of constitutional questions, responsible for acting on state laws and human rights. Yet throughout American history, the Court has, at critical moments, deferred this responsibility to the tumultuous terrain of state politics. This pattern is known as judicial abdication or deference, which is meant to