*Joshua Rodriguez I. Introduction In August of this year, Baltimore City resident Deana Woodward lost her home to the City’s tax sale process, likely due in part to an error by Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works.[1] Baltimore City executed Ms. Woodward’s eviction August 7, 2023, despite efforts to cease forced removals on owner-occupied tax saleContinue reading “Maryland Tax Sales: Change is on the way—One way, or Another”
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Standing for Self-Proclaimed “Testers” – The Circuits are Split.
*Kata Kylliainen I. What is Standing? Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, federal courts only have jurisdiction over cases and controversies.[1] To determine whether a claim meets the cases and controversies requirement, the Supreme Court implemented the doctrine of standing.[2] In Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, the Court established three elements a plaintiffContinue reading “Standing for Self-Proclaimed “Testers” – The Circuits are Split.”
The Circuit Split Regarding the ATF’s Bump Stock Rule
*Sean Costigan I. Introduction A bump stock is a rifle attachment that drastically increases the rifle’s rate of fire.[1] While the federal regulations regarding bump stocks have changed,[2] the courts disagree as to whether the change is valid.[3] This lack of consensus demands judicial resolution to prevent confusion where criminal liability, including felony convictions, isContinue reading “The Circuit Split Regarding the ATF’s Bump Stock Rule”
Blindsided: Undoing a Nineteen-Year Conservatorship Between Michael Oher and the Tuohy Family.
*Amanda Fruman Michael Oher, ex-National Football League (NFL) tackle and the inspiration for the movie The Blindside (2009), is making headlines in 2023 as a probate court recently ended his 19-year conservatorship with the Tuohy family.[1] The tensions evident between Oher’s petition and the Tuohy’s acknowledgment that they would release Oher from the conservatorship canContinue reading “Blindsided: Undoing a Nineteen-Year Conservatorship Between Michael Oher and the Tuohy Family.”
A Self-Driven Disaster: Tesla on Trial
*Brianna Watts I. Introduction Tesla Inc. (Tesla) is currently facing its first two trials of likely many following allegations that the “Autopilot” driver assistance feature failed and led to the death of two individuals in 2019.[1] The first trial, scheduled for mid-September, is a California civil suit involving the death of Micha Lee.[2] Lee, theContinue reading “A Self-Driven Disaster: Tesla on Trial”
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