Author Archives: University of Baltimore Law Review Staff

Aaron L. Sarro* On January 22, 2019, nearly a decade after the United States Supreme Court issued its last Second Amendment opinion, the Court granted writ of certiorari to a petition that raised a constitutional challenge to New York City’s premises license handgun travel restrictions (the Restrictions).  Amy Howe, Justices to Review New York Gun RightsContinue reading “Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Catches Flat on its Way to Second Amendment Challenge of N.Y.C. Handgun Travel Restrictions”

Taylor Kitzmiller* I.  The Argument to Pay College Athletes Picture this, a worker dedicating countless hours each week to perfect their craft and generating millions of dollars for their employer all the while, laying their health on the line.  People from all over the country tune in to watch this worker perform their skills onContinue reading “The Battle to Pay College Athletes: Why the Solution Lies in the Legislature”

Kelsey Lear* Today, a higher number of special education students are benefiting from the dedicated service of the United States education system than ever before.  See Joel McFarland et al., The Condition of Education 2019, Nat’l Ctr. for Educ. Stat., 60 (May 22, 2019), https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2019/2019144.pdf.  Students who qualify “are those identified by a team ofContinue reading “Plan vs. Action: How Special Education Law Is Evolving in the Wake of Endrew”

Andrew Will* On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court failed to purge one of the nation’s most persistent political plagues.  See Rucho v. Common Cause, 139 S. Ct. 2484 (2019).  In the consolidated opinion of Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek, penned by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court held that partisan gerrymandering presentsContinue reading “A Republic, If You Can Tweak It: The Supreme Court Absolves Itself of Gerrymandering Duties”

Cassandra Brumback* Allyson Felix (Felix) was once one of Nike’s most marketed athletes.  Allyson Felix, Allyson Felix: My Own Nike Pregnancy Story, N.Y. Times (May 22, 2019), https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/allyson-felix-pregnancy-nike.html.  She holds nine Olympic medals and is the United States’ most decorated female runner of all time.  Id.  However, when Felix told Nike she was pregnant inContinue reading “‘Just Do It’: Allyson Felix, Nike, and the Path Towards Ending Pregnancy Discrimination in Professional Athletic Contracts”