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”
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Plan vs. Action: How Special Education Law Is Evolving in the Wake of Endrew
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”
A Republic, If You Can Tweak It: The Supreme Court Absolves Itself of Gerrymandering Duties
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”
‘Just Do It’: Allyson Felix, Nike, and the Path Towards Ending Pregnancy Discrimination in Professional Athletic Contracts
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”
Post-Decriminalization Era: Maryland Court of Appeals Holds that the Mere Odor of Marijuana is Not Enough for a Probable Cause Search of a Person
Madison Buchness* In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly decriminalized the possession of less than ten grams of marijuana. See Robinson v. State, 152 A.3d 661, 673 (Md. 2017). Possession of less than ten grams of marijuana is now a “civil offense” under Maryland law and results in the issuance of a civil citation and a fine. Id. The decriminalization of marijuana in Maryland has brought to light the issue of an illegal searchContinue reading “Post-Decriminalization Era: Maryland Court of Appeals Holds that the Mere Odor of Marijuana is Not Enough for a Probable Cause Search of a Person”
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