Funding Amazon’s HQ2: Benefits and Burdens of Government-Funded Incentive Packages for Corporations James Beslity* Over the course of the last several years, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) has grown its market share to become one of the biggest online retailers in the world. See Phil Wahba, Amazon Will Make Up 50% of All U.S. E-Commerce by 2021,Continue reading “Funding Amazon’s HQ2: Benefits and Burdens of Government-Funded Incentive Packages for Corporations”
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“Let Them Eat Cake!” … Well, Maybe Not All of Them: The Supreme Court May Take a Huge Slice Out of Anti-Discrimination Legislation
“Let Them Eat Cake!” … Well, Maybe Not All of Them: The Supreme Court May Take a Huge Slice Out of Anti-Discrimination Legislation Reba Letsa* The dispute over a wedding cake that ultimately made its way up to the Supreme Court of the United States began in 2012 at Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado. ArianeContinue reading ““Let Them Eat Cake!” … Well, Maybe Not All of Them: The Supreme Court May Take a Huge Slice Out of Anti-Discrimination Legislation”
Hey Beautiful or Heck, No!: Street Harassment Catcalling and the First Amendment
Hey Beautiful or Heck, No!: Street Harassment Catcalling and the First Amendment Andrew Berg* French officials are fed up with street harassment and verbal abuses by men. The trending hashtag on social media in France is #BalanceTonPorc, translated to “Expose Your Pig.” Dan Bilefsky & Elian Peltier, France Considers Fines for Catcalls as WomenContinue reading “Hey Beautiful or Heck, No!: Street Harassment Catcalling and the First Amendment”
The Legality of “Safe Injection Facilities” in Baltimore, MD
The Legality of “Safe Injection Facilities” in Baltimore, MD Elizabeth Barry* In 2016, Baltimore City experienced 454 heroin-intoxication deaths, an increase of 194 deaths from 2015. Md. Dep’t of Health, Drug- and Alcohol-Related Intoxication Deaths in Maryland 14 (2017), https://bha.health.maryland.gov/OVERDOSE_PREVENTION/ Documents/Quarterly%20Drug_Alcohol_Intoxication_Report_2017_Q1%20(2).pdf. 2017 was on track to be even more deadly, with 90 reported heroin-intoxication deaths inContinue reading “The Legality of “Safe Injection Facilities” in Baltimore, MD”
Take a Knee: The $17 Million Cost of an Athlete’s First Amendment Right
Take a Knee: The $17 Million Cost of an Athlete’s First Amendment Right Joseph Samuels* I. Introduction In the past year, the National Football League (NFL) and other professional sports organizations have been at the center of national attention as numerous players protest racial injustice and police brutality in America by taking a knee and/orContinue reading “Take a Knee: The $17 Million Cost of an Athlete’s First Amendment Right”
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