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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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,…
*** This article is hyperbolic and factually relaxed. It is intended to entertain and does not accurately represent the views of the author*** [Location: Jackson,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…