Title: States and the Battle to Secure Reproductive Freedoms Post-Dobbs
Date and Time: Friday, March 28, 2025, from 9am – 5:30pm
Location: John and Frances Angelos Law Center 1401 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201
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*Ellie Roser
I. Introduction
Privately made firearms created from “firearm parts kits, standalone frame or receiver parts, and easy to complete frames or receivers,” also known as ghost guns, pose a unique issue in firearm regulation.[1] Purchasers typically buy ghost guns in kits or create the individual parts using 3-D printers, and can then easily assemble the parts into a useable gun.[2] Ghost guns bypass federal requirements imposed on other gun manufacturers because ghost guns are not fully assembled upon purchase, and they can be purchased without a background check or serial number.[3] The Gun Control Act of 1968 imposes requirements on gun manufacturers including: obtaining a license, keeping records of sales, conducting background checks, and issuing a serial number with each gun sold.[4] Because ghost guns do not have serial numbers, law enforcement agencies cannot track a gun to its purchaser, presenting a difficult roadblock to identifying their origin.[5] Law enforcement agencies reported “a ten-fold increase from 2016” of ghost guns in their criminal investigations.[6]
Continue reading “Considering the Biden Administration’s Regulation of “Ghost Guns” by the ATF Under the Gun Control Act of 1968.”
*Manna Alexander
Maryland, along with many other states, has a statute that criminalizes “disruptive behavior” in schools.[1] Qualifying behaviors can range from assault to a verbal disagreement with another student, roaming the halls, or anything the school deems “disruptive.”[2] Due to the existing statute’s overly broad nature, legislators, attorneys, and other concerned parties have proposed and rallied behind House Bill 615 in an effort to mitigate the criminalization of youth behaviors in schools.[3]
Continue reading “Call to Stop Criminalizing Youth Behavior Through House Bill 615”
*Elle Johnson
I. Introduction
College campuses noticed a major uptick in student-led protests and demonstrations after the Israel-Palestine conflict escalated in October 2023.[1] In Spring 2024, law enforcement officers arrested thousands of student protesters in Spring 2024,[2] an eerie reminder to many Americans of a similar time in U.S. history: the 1960s Anti-War Movement.[3]
Continue reading “The First Amendment’s Second Look: Echoes of the 1960s Anti-War Movement in Today’s Israel-Palestine Protests”
*William Cellitto
In 1914, Congress enacted the Federal Trade Commission Act (the Act).[1] The Act established the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC)[2] and vested the FTC with the power to prevent the use of “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.”[3] On April 23, 2024, the FTC adopted a Non-Compete Rule (the Rule) that prohibits employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees and requires them to rescind existing non-compete agreements by the Rule’s compliance date.[4]
Continue reading “FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Faces Challenges: Chevron Deference Overturned and District Court Ruling Cast Doubts on Rule’s Validity”
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