Category: Past Issues

By Jake Linford, Justin Sevier & Allyson Willis. Trademark law protects famous marks from dilution by tarnishment, defined by statute as use likely to “harm the reputation of the famous mark.” Tarnishing uses are typically those that connect a mark with…

By Brian Soucek.  Universities have been put in an impossible situation. They are liable under nondiscrimination laws if they allow hostile speech to interfere with someone’s education, but they are increasingly said to be liable under the Free Speech Clause…

By Nicholas A. Traver. Are you fatigued, lethargic, or forgetful? Do you find it difficult to lose weight? Would you like to reduce your odds of cancer or even reverse the signs of aging? Considering the variety of common ailments many…

By Spencer Shockness. From air fryers and Apple watches to Ziploc bags and zero-gravity chairs, consumers can purchase everything on Amazon.com—as famously indicated by Amazon’s A-to-Z logo. The “online-everything store” accounts for roughly 37–49% of all online commerce in the United…

By Claire Newfeld. Since their founding, the United States, Canadian, and other governments have purported to act as the “protectors” of Indigenous peoples. While modern federal Indian policy favors self-determination and the preservation of Native culture and land, the vast majority…

By Dr. Mark Leinauer. Psychologists have long known that gay male sexuality elicits feelings of disgust in a sizeable portion of the general population, and that individuals highly sensitive to disgust tend to evaluate gay males more harshly than individuals lowly…

By Mugambi Jouet. Gun violence in modern America persists in the face of irreconcilable views on gun control and the right to bear arms. Yet one area of agreement between Democrats and Republicans has received insufficient attention: punitiveness as a means…

By Adam Crepelle & Thomas Stratmann. In 2013, Congress reaffirmed tribes’ inherent authority to prosecute all persons who commit dating violence, domestic violence, or violate a protective order against Indian women on tribal land in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act…

By Madison Condon. A growing number of investors, insurers, financial services providers, and nonprofits rely on information about localized physical climate risks, like floods, hurricanes, and wildfires. The outcomes of these risk projections have significant consequences in the economy, including allocating…

By Or Cohen-Sasson & Ofer Tur-Sinai. In recent years, the scientific community has faced a considerable problem—the replication crisis. Replication is the process of verifying scientific findings by repeating a published study. It is considered a cornerstone of the scientific enterprise,…