Author Archives: University of Baltimore Law Review Staff

Will the Visual Artists Rights Act Prevent Cities from Removing Offensive Artwork?                   Angela Kershner* The current debate over the removal of statues honoring Confederate soldiers has led at least one commentator to question whether a federal statute protecting the moral rights of artists might prevent their removal.  See Cathy Gellis, Because of Course ThereContinue reading “Will the Visual Artists Rights Act Prevent Cities from Removing Offensive Artwork?”

New House Bill Targets Service Providers and Tech Giants, Aims to Give Consumers More Control Over Their Data Bradley Clark*             Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee introduced a new data privacy bill to the House of Representatives on May 18, 2017.  BROWSER Act of 2017, H.R. 2520, 115th Cong. (2017).  The bill, titled “Balancing theContinue reading “New House Bill Targets Service Providers and Tech Giants, Aims to Give Consumers More Control Over Their Data”

From Marches to Motions: The Future of Protest Management After the Violent Protest in Charlottesville, Virginia Martha Effinger*            This year began with the Women’s March on Washington, which “was likely the largest single-day demonstration in recorded U.S. history.”  Erica Chenoweth & Jeremy Pressman, This Is What We Learned by Counting the Women’s Marches, Wash.Continue reading “From Marches to Motions: The Future of Protest Management After the Violent Protest in Charlottesville, Virginia”

Designer Babies, Heritable Diseases, and Patent Applications: Legal Issues Surrounding CRISPR Gene Editing Technology Adrianne C. Blake*             The science fiction movie GATTACA first brought the concept of eugenics and its surrounding ethical concerns to the big screen.  GATTACA (Columbia Pictures 1997).  When the movie was released in 1997, human gene editing was not yetContinue reading “Designer Babies, Heritable Diseases, and Patent Applications: Legal Issues Surrounding CRISPR Gene Editing Technology”

Open Mic Night: Does Subpoenaing a Home Voice Assistant Device Pose a Constitutional Threat? Tiffany Meekins* The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right of citizens “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures . . . and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probableContinue reading “Open Mic Night: Does Subpoenaing a Home Voice Assistant Device Pose a Constitutional Threat?”