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”
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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”
Trade War Tweets: Is a Mandate by the President to Order American Companies to Find Alternatives to Chinese Companies a Valid Presidential Power Under the Emergency Economic Powers Act?
Jenna McGreevy* President Donald Trump started a Twitter storm on the morning of Friday, August 23, 2019, that continued into the late evening as a new attempt to address the ongoing trade war with China. See Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Twitter (Aug. 23, 2019, 10:59 AM), https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1164914960046133249. This series of tweets, a common form ofContinue reading “Trade War Tweets: Is a Mandate by the President to Order American Companies to Find Alternatives to Chinese Companies a Valid Presidential Power Under the Emergency Economic Powers Act?”
Household Name or Opioid Kingpin: Johnson & Johnson the Target of the Landmark Case in a Series of Opioid Trials
Micah Millsaps* In a landmark decision on August 26, 2019, Judge Balkman of the Cleveland County District Court ruled in favor of the State of Oklahoma in its lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and ordered the company to pay $572 million in damages for its role in the opioid crisis in the state. Meghan Keneally,Continue reading “Household Name or Opioid Kingpin: Johnson & Johnson the Target of the Landmark Case in a Series of Opioid Trials”
The Maryland State Senate Comes Historically Close to Passing an End-of-Life Option Act
Jordan L. Cook* At twenty-nine-years-old Brittany Maynard was faced with a life-altering circumstance. Brittany Maynard, My Right to Death with Dignity at 29, CNN (Nov. 2, 2014), http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/07/opinion/maynard-assisted-suicide-cancer-dignity/index.html. She was newly married and trying to start a family, but this dream was short-lived after discovering that she had brain cancer. Id. Brittany underwent surgery andContinue reading “The Maryland State Senate Comes Historically Close to Passing an End-of-Life Option Act”
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