But First, Let Me Take a Selfie: Milwaukee Attorney Snaps Selfie with Client After Jury Verdict Comes Back Not Guilty, Raising Concerns about Professionalism within this Generation and Whether the Government Can Regulate When One Can Take a Selfie Shannon Clancy* On September 18, 2015, Brandon Burnside, a Milwaukee citizen convicted of first-degree intentional homicide,Continue reading “But First, Let Me Take a Selfie…”
Author Archives: University of Baltimore Law Review Staff
The U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Home Care Workers
The U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Home Care Workers Aiste Palskyte* On August 21, 2015, in Home Care Ass’n of America v. Weil, 799 F.3d 1084 (D.C. Cir. 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Department of Labor (DOL) rule extending theContinue reading “The U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Home Care Workers”
Understanding and Solving the Puerto Rican Municipal Bond Crisis
Where Less Light is Shed Than a Piece of Coal on a Moonless Night: Understanding and Solving the Puerto Rican Municipal Bond Crisis Stanley Carignan* Introduction In the final week of June 2015, the financial world’s attention focused on whether Greece would default on its loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Anna Yukhananov, TheContinue reading “Understanding and Solving the Puerto Rican Municipal Bond Crisis”
Rethinking Solitary Confinement in American Prisons
Behind Bars: Rethinking Solitary Confinement in American Prisons Emily Steiner* Solitary confinement is a widely used and highly controversial practice in American prisons that has been the go-to method for handling discipline and security since the mid-1980s. Inmates held in solitary confinement spend approximately twenty-three hours a day in tiny, windowless cells, receiving their foodContinue reading “Rethinking Solitary Confinement in American Prisons”
Macaque takes a selfie: PETA publicity stunt or genuine animal rights issue?
Macaque takes a selfie: PETA publicity stunt or genuine animal rights issue? Jay Patel* Copyright protections can be sought for “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression,” which includes any “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.” 17 U.S.C. § 102 (2012). Over 100 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that an originalContinue reading “Macaque takes a selfie: PETA publicity stunt or genuine animal rights issue?”
University of Baltimore Law Review 