Constitutional Law
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Religion in a Pandemic: The Supreme Court’s Free Exercise Jurisprudence in the COVID-19 Era
Blake Davis The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way Americans engage in their weekly religious practices.[1] As with every other… Read More
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Sleeping While Black: Breonna Taylor, No-Knock Warrants, and the Need for Reform
By Itané O. Coleman On November 21, 2006, Kathryn Johnston was ninety-two. Police entered her home. They shot her six… Read More
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Doubling the Draft: The Beginning of the End for the All-Male Selective Service System
By Ashley Willard As it stands, the Military Selective Service Act (“MSSA”) only impacts males.[1] The MSSA gives the President… Read More
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“This Case Is Not Close”: Three-Judge Panel Enjoins Use of 2017 North Carolina Legislative Maps as Partisan Gerrymanders
By Samuel Gilleran In a sweeping, 357-page ruling released yesterday afternoon, a three-judge panel of North Carolina Superior Court judges… Read More
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Judges of the Fourth Circuit – Hon. Karen J. Williams
By Jason Wiener Karen J. Williams was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on August 4, 1951.[1] After receiving her B.A.… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 2/3–2/8
By Cole Tipton SummitBridge National v. Faison In this bankruptcy action, SummitBridge National (“National”) appeals the district court’s holding that… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 11/26-11/30
By Kayla West and Jim Twiddy Mark Lawlor v. David Zook In this criminal case, the Appellant sought a review… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Constitutional Challenges to Airport Metro Service Project
Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Constitutional Challenges to Airport Metro Service Project By Agustin Martinez and Ashley Oldfield Facts In… Read More
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Judges of the Fourth Circuit – Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.
By: Jason Wiener Francis Dominic Murnaghan, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 20, 1920.[1] After he received an… Read More
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Judges of the Fourth Circuit – Hon. J. Dickson Phillips, Jr.
By Kenya Parrish & Sophia Pappalardo The Honorable James Dickson Phillips Jr. was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina on September… Read More
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First Amendment on Campus: Fourth Circuit Upholds University’s Discrimination and Harassment Investigation
By Hayley Degnan Facts In 2015, Ross Abbott (“Abbott”), a student from the University of South Carolina (“USC”) met with… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds Maryland Anti-Price Gouging Statute Violates Dormant Commerce Clause
By: Adam McCoy & Shawn Namet On April 13, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit… Read More