Applying Originalism
An essay reviewing the inaugural Justice Antonin Scalia Lecture, titled “Interpreting the Unwritten Constitution,” presented at Harvard Law School by Judge Frank H. Easterbrook on November 14, 2014.
Amending the Ancient Documents Hearsay Exception
This Essay critically assesses a pending, proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence—slated to take effect in December 2017—that would abrogate Federal Rule of Evidence 803(16), the hearsay exception for ancient documents. The proposed...
Attack of the Shorting Bass: Does the Inter Partes Review Process Enable Petitioners to Earn Abnormal Returns?
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently instituted a review process called inter partes review that provides a faster review of patent validity than previous methods. The inter partes review has less restrictive rules about which entities can...
Vaccines, School Mandates, and California’s Right to Education
California recently enacted Senate Bill 277, which abolishes the personal beliefs exemption to school immunization requirements. One possible challenge to the law’s constitutionality is that it impermissibly limits the right to education. This Essay...
Colonial Exploitation: The Canadian State and the Trafficking of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
This Article argues that because of its historical and ongoing investments in settler colonialism, the Canadian state has long been complicit and continues to be complicit in the human trafficking of indigenous women and girls in Canada. In addition...
The Racial Roots of Human Trafficking
This Article explores the role of race in the prostitution and sex trafficking of people of color, particularly minority youth, and the evolving legal and social responses in the United States. Child sex trafficking has become a vital topic of...