The “Textalyzer”: A Violation of the Fourth Amendment or A Life Saving Device? Marleigh Davis* With distracted driving statistics revealing the large number of people who dangerously choose to use their cell phones while driving, the question arises of how many accidents occur because of this phenomenon and whether they could be prevented? New York’sContinue reading “The “Textalyzer”: A Violation of the Fourth Amendment or a Life Saving Device?”
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Recognizing the Workplace Rights of Student-Workers: Adapting Labor Law for the 21st Century
Recognizing the Workplace Rights of Student-Workers: Adapting Labor Law for the 21st Century William Suggs* For over eighty years, workers acting collectively to improve the terms and conditions of their employment have been protected by the National Labor Relations Act. National Labor Relations Act, ch. 372, § 7, 49 Stat. 449 (1935) (current version atContinue reading “Recognizing the Workplace Rights of Student-Workers: Adapting Labor Law for the 21st Century”
Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria: Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis?
Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria: Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis? Janet Franklin* By allowing contractors to perform intelligence gathering and analysis, is the Department of Defense outsourcing “inherently governmental functions” in violation of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998? This has long been a subject of debate. Keric D.Continue reading “Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria: Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis?”
MARYLAND’S JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Maryland’s Justice Reinvestment Act: What You Need to Know Brett Smoot* On May 19, 2016, Governor Larry Hogan signed the Justice Reinvestment Act (JRA) into law. Proponents of the JRA believe that the Act represents a progressive and necessary step in reforming the state’s criminal justice system. However, the JRA also represents the largest andContinue reading “MARYLAND’S JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW”
Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming
Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming Jakob Metz* Pokémon Go, the latest mobile gaming craze, has taken the world by storm since its release in July 2016. The game, created by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Niantic Labs, has been downloaded millions of times by players across the world. Tiffany Li,Continue reading “Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming”
University of Baltimore Law Review 