Volume 110 / Issue 7
The Case for City Reparations
Once a political boogeyman, calls for Black reparations as a means to advance racial justice in the United States have become increasingly earnest, particularly in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. But among those who view reparations as morally …
By Cameron Beach
Volume 110 / Issue 7
History and the School Prayer Cases
In a series of two decisions known as the School Prayer Cases, the Supreme Court famously held that the Establishment Clause forbids state-sponsored prayer in public schools—even where the government provides opt-outs for dissenters. Yet subsequent …
By Mark Storslee
Volume 110 / Issue 7
Adapting Conservation Governance Under Climate Change: Lessons from Indian Country
Anthropogenic climate change is increasingly causing disruptions to ecological communities upon which Natives have relied for millennia. These disruptions raise existential threats not only to ecosystems but to Native communities. Yet no analysis …
By Alejandro E. Camacho, Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Jason McLachlan & Nathan Kroeze
Volume 110 / Issue 6
Disrupting Election Day: Reconsidering the Purcell Principle as a Federalism Doctrine
The Purcell Principle—the doctrine that courts should refrain from changing election rules during the period of time close to an election—has long been misconstrued. Where the Principle operates, it creates a near-categorical bar to federal judicial …
By Casey P. Schmidt
Volume 110 / Issue 6
Police Vigilantism
This Article uncovers a critical yet unexplored dimension of policing: the strategic oscillation of police officers between their roles as state actors and private individuals, and its significant implications for police accountability frameworks. …
By Nadia Banteka