A Bun in the Oven
For many couples, giving birth to a child is the culmination of their relationship. Parenthood is an integral part of the human experience, and when would-be parents find themselves, for one reason or...
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Quantity Over Quality: The 2:1 Footnote Ratio
For any new law review or law journal (law review) staff member, one of the first things you learn is how to properly write and edit footnotes. Staff members spend so much of their time editing and...
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Reexamining the Electoral College
The Electoral College – that sometimes maligned process by which the United States elects a new president – was initially established as a compromise between allowing Congress to vote for the next...
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Spotlight on the Emoluments Clause
One of the weak sides of the republics, among their numerous advantages, is that they afford too easy an inlet to foreign corruption.[1] The Emoluments Clause to the United States Constitution...
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The Duty to Defend: A Closer Look at Extrinsic Evidence in Insurance Claims
When both the insurer and the insured have valid arguments over claim disputes, how does a court decide in favor of one over the other? In Massachusetts, when an insured’s act falls within an...
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Undue Delay: Does it Amount to Denial of an Accommodation Under the FHA?
Can a condo board’s delay in responding to a service animal request amount to an undue delay under the Fair Housing Act? While there is no express duty for property owners to respond promptly to...
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Jennings v. Rodriguez: A Year after Original Argument and the Question of...
Recently, on the morning of October 3, 2017, Justice Ginsburg made an important point for mandatorily detained noncitizens: “there is something in between.” Under Chapter 8 of the U.S. Code, the...
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Shifting Public Opinion: Three Current Events that Prove Peoples’ Aversion to...
Continuing to put the focus on the positive actions of well meaning lawyers can hopefully help change the public opinion of the occupation. Lets be honest, lawyers do not always have the best...
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Commonwealth v. Carter: Controversial Decision Sends a Warning to Teenagers...
The old saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” may not be as true as it once was. In June 2017, a Massachusetts court found that a person’s words could be the...
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We Can Do It: Women in the Legal Field Make Huge Strides for Workforce...
While firms, large and small, have started the initiative to diversify, it is never too early for law students to do the same. Over the past century the fight has been limited to gaining access to a...
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