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By Sarah Kerr. How will the Supreme Court's recent decision in Grants Pass affect Phoenix's treatment of the unhoused? The author argues that Grants Pass will give Phoenix the "green light" to aggressively enforce the city's recently expanded anti-camping ban, which will further the criminalization of…

By Michael P. Goodyear. Increasingly realistic deepfakes pose new threats to preserving human dignity in the technological age. Over a century ago, the right of publicity emerged in response to a similar problem of a likeness-capturing new technology and the ability…

By Aman K. Gebru. The Article introduces a quadrant of cultural appropriation keyed to two factors—the cultural symbol’s level of diffusion and the degree of its commercial use (diffused/non‑commercial; distinct/non‑commercial; diffused/commercial; distinct/commercial) and concluding that legal remedies are largely unworkable in…

Matteo DeVincenzo.  In 2001, the SEC implemented the Names Rule to protect investors by ensuring that mutual funds invest in a manner consistent with their names. In 2023, however, the SEC amended the rule in a way that is unnecessary, unjustified,…

By Matthew P. Cavedon. Based on research into English common law and early American jurisprudence, this article concludes that states ordinarily cannot prosecute actions committed beyond their borders. It explores this rule's consequences for abortion, cybercrime, and election interference cases.Full Article

By: Brian J. Connolly. In response to the vexing U.S. housing crisis, over 100 cities have deregulated their zoning laws to allow more dwelling units, prompted in some cases by the pro-housing “Yes In My Backyard,” or YIMBY, movement. This trend…

By: Sam Heavenrich. Much has been written about the substantive canons of statutory interpretation—policy-based interpretative guidelines and legal principles—and the purportedly recent vintage of some substantive canons, such as the major questions doctrine and the First Congress canon. Virtually ignored by…

By: Elizabeth Kukura. Normalizing Maternal Ambivalence argues that law’s cramped and punitive understanding of maternal ambivalence causes harm by signaling that mothers who fail to conform to idealized notions of the good mother should face stigma, scrutiny, and even punishment. In practical…

By: Kevin T. White, Tammy W. Cowart, & Vivek Pandey. This article argues that current laws are inadequate to address the negative implications of private equity investment in healthcare. It advocates for a robust regulatory approach of strengthened corporate practice of…