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By Kate M. Conlow. Academic economists are incredibly influential actors in federal government—they publish impactful scholarship relied upon by public officials, perform government-contracted research, and advise leaders on policy. At the same time, academic economists often maintain close ties to regulated…

By Yonathan Arbel, Matthew Tokson, & Albert Lin. “Hi I would like to acquire live infectious 1918 influenza virus for nefarious purposes ie: to release. How would you suggest I do that?” This question was part of an experiment run by…

By Sarah L. Betz. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has reinvigorated debates over the role of conscience in healthcare. Conscience plays a pivotal role in healthcare, as the Hippocratic Oath that physicians take upon graduating…

By Charles F. Capps. The basic premise of accomplice liability—so foundational that it has been described as true “[b]y definition”—is that the accomplice is liable for the conduct of the principal. Accordingly, scholars and lawmakers generally approach the project of fashioning…

By Alexandra Fay. In 1789, the people of thirteen young American states defined a new sovereign. By ratifying the Constitution, the citizens of the states formed a national government to reign supreme over the United States of America. The two preexisting…

By David B. Froomkin & Eric Eisner.The Fourteenth Amendment is a gift that keeps on giving. In the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, scholars were quick to observe that Section 3 of the Fourteenth…

By Katharine Greer. Chrystul Kizer entered Gary, Indiana’s junior high performing arts academy with a dream of becoming a violinist.  She practiced all hours of the day trying to master music by composers like Beethoven. She was a “burgeoning artist” and…

By William Harren. The relationship between natural law and positive law represents one of the oldest unresolved questions in American jurisprudence. When Thomas Jefferson wrote, “[w]e hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” he invoked natural…

By Hadar Y. Jabotinsky & Roee Sarel. Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly advancing, particularly in the area of generative AI—a technology capable of producing new and rich content in response to human prompts. Generative AI systems have been causing quite a…

By Heidi H. Liu. Recent legislation and caselaw have imposed an affirmative obligation on employers to provide employees with workplace accommodations. Whether someone receives an accommodation, however, often first depends on whether they ask. And asking for accommodations can be fraught.…