Mississippi College Law Review Selects Articles for Publication in Volume 43
Last week, the Mississippi College Law Review hosted its annual Publication Awards Banquet. The Review honored its graduating members at the banquet and announced the…
Beyond a plausible risk of genocide: Report #2 on South Africa v. Israel and Anatomy of a Genocide
This is the second in a series of blog posts reporting on the proceedings of South Africa v. Israel in the International Court of Justice…
Minor Gender-Affirming Care Bans: Legislators Know Best
The 2023 legislative session saw many states enact restrictions or outright bans on gender-affirming care for minors, and one state that managed to heavily restrict…
This is (Not) Criminal! Türkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States & its Limitations on Immunity
In April of 2023, the United States Supreme Court handed down an opinion on a relatively unfollowed but significant case which confused an already confusing…
A Plausible Risk of Genocide: Report #1 on South Africa v. Israel
This is the first in a series of blog posts reporting on the proceedings of South Africa v. Israel in the International Court of Justice. …
What is a Wetland?
The Clean Water Act (CWA)of 1972 forbids “the discharge of any pollutant into “navigable waters” 33 U. S. C. §§1311(a), 1362(12)(A). The 1970 amended version…
Open for (Strictly Heterosexual) Business!
In June of 2023, the Supreme Court in 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis addressed the question of whether applying an anti-discriminatory public accommodation law to…
Dobbs and the New Wild West: Surveying a Fluid Legal Landscape
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and its baseline federal protections,…
Tort Reform & Mississippi: A Fevered Narrative
*** This article is hyperbolic and factually relaxed. It is intended to entertain and does not accurately represent the views of the author*** [Location: Jackson,…
“Sweltering, Undisputed, and Suffocating” Jackson’s Crime Problem or the Legislature’s Solution?
Depending on who is asked, H.B. 1020 and the recently expanded Capital Complex Improvement District (“CCID”) were either a solution to Jackson’s well-known crime problem…
Text, History, & Tradition: Considering the Second Amendment Post-Bruen
Second Amendment jurisprudence has been revamped in the wake of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, handed down by the United…
An Unexpected Consequence of Pardon Powers
How the Possibility of Executive Clemency Makes it Easier for Judges to Issue Harsh Decisions As a constitutional law professor, I especially enjoy teaching the…
All’s Fair in Love, War, and College Admissions
A Synopsis of the Recent Supreme Court Decision Overruling Affirmative Action Precedent “It has been 25 years since Justice Powell first approved the use of…
Arc of the Covenant: Does a Foreclosure on a Deed of Trust Extinguish Later Recorded Covenants?
The Mississippi Supreme Court addressed this question in Loblolly Properties LLC v. Le Papillion Homeowner’s Associations Inc., (Miss. 2023). In Loblolly, Chattel Group (“Chattel”), the…
Renegade Removal
Will Fulton County Retain Control of the Case Against Former President Trump? “No man is above the law, and no man is below it.” Teddy…
AI and IP: The New Battleground
In this post, Technical Editor Brad Robertson kicks off the 2023-2024 academic year by exploring how artificial intelligence will change traditional b…
You Can’t Block Them! Lindke v. Freed and the Intersection Between State Action and Social Media
“To misuse power, however, one must possess it in the first place.” In 2024, it is no question that social media is widely used. Individuals use…
Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy: The Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Concerning a Circuit Split Over Proper Application of Copyright Act’s Statute of Limitations
Introduction The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments regarding Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy. This case seeks to answer a question that has caused a circuit split and…
Mississippi’s Good-Faith Exception to In Terrorem Clauses
In terrorem, latin for “in fear,” is an aptly named clause found in some wills that deprives an unsuccessful contestant of their bequest under a…
A Sword Rather Than a Shield: Revisiting Sullivan To Restore The Holding Of Falsity Accountable
An ancient common law tenet enshrined in our freedom of the press was expressed by William Blackstone when he wrote “[e]very freeman has an undoubted right…
More Trouble than it’s Worth – Potential Issues with the Corporate Transparency Act
On January 1st, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) became effective, requiring many business entities to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) the…
