Author: Alexander Barouch

By Kylie Horne. A taking is when the government seizes private property for a public use. On July 26, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid that addressed the question: Is there a Fifth Amendment “taking” when…

By Emilio Giuliani III. For nearly a decade, Expo2020 has been the anticipated event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Since 2013, billboards at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest international airport, have welcomed tourists to a global get-together years…

By Maria McCabe. At the end of last month, the United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan ended with the chaotic evacuation of over 120,000 people from the Kabul airport, including U.S. citizens, Afghans, and citizens of other countries. What happens…

By Nicholas A. Traver. On August 26, in Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Center for Disease Control’s (“CDC”) eviction moratorium. The Court held that the CDC’s reliance…

By Emily Tegley. Serving as a juror and jury selection are common plots in popular media. The legal thriller Runaway Jury, CBS television show Bull, and true crime anthology The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, all dramatize jury…

By Kristin Leaptrott. Over the past several weeks, students have returned to university campuses across the country after a year and a half of virtual (or at least partially virtual) instruction. For many of them, the joy of in-person learning…

By Natalie Packard. On August 19, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court in Fann v. Arizona allowed the Invest in Education tax initiative to stand while the lower state court decides if the tax revenue will surpass the state constitutional limit.…

By Katie Giel.On October 5, 2020, U.S. District Judge Logan ordered that the voter-registration deadline be extended 18 days to October 23. The ruling was immediately appealed to the Ninth Circuit, where it was stayed on October 13, ending the…

By Shayna Frieden.Beginning around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, a shooter killed eight people at three different spas in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian women. Although authorities have not yet confirmed a motive, these…

By Kole Lyons.In January 2021, a coalition of Idaho legislators introduced H.R. 320, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021. This proposal would leave the Ninth Circuit covering California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana…