Submissions from 2011
Holding Debtors Freedom for Ransom?: Ransom v. FIA Card Services, Cory Coe
I Can Do Bad All by Myself: A Proposal for Streamlining the Claim Construction Process in Patent Litigation, Staci R. DeRegnaucourt
Targeted Killing Court: Why the United States Needs to Adopt International Legal Standards for Targeted Killings and How to Do So in a Domestic Court, Michael R. Epstein
Thinking Hypothetically Realistically: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and the Legal Landscape, John Gehring
The Court Closes a Door but Leaves an Open Window: The Constitutionality and Ethics of Licensing Lawyers to Advise Designated Foreign Terror Organizations, Elinor R. Jordan
The New Confrontation Clause, Daniel J. Magee
High Noon: Will the Disparity Between Arbitration Facts, Arbitration Policy, and Arbitration Law Force a Reevaluation of the Supreme Court’s Pro-Arbitration Bias?, Salina M. Maxwell
The Obama Healthcare Legislation: Fertile Ground for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Hailey M. Noonan
Delving Deeper into the Issue: The Substantial Effects Prison Privatization Has on Both the Legislative and Judicial Systems in the U.S., Alicia W. Parr
Eleven Years Under Our Belt: The Efficacy of Human Trafficking Law Examined, Alexander W. A. Smarsch
The Legality of Privately Funded Merit Pay for Public School Teachers., Larry A. "Tony" Smith
Arrested While Jogging: The Need for a Definition of “High Crime Area” in Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Jason L. Wiemann
Needless or Necessary? The SEC’s Recommendation for a Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers, Shara Youles
Submissions from 2010
The Status of Implied Assertions under Crawford, Morgan R. Cherry
Creating an American Underclass: the Federal Government's Refusal to Recognize Gay Americans' Fundamental Right to Marry, Catherine Derthick
The Veto Approach: Disposal Strategies for Disputed Frozen Embryos, Sara C. Gaugier
The Community "Chest": Should Cosmetic Surgery Debt or the Value of Enhancements Be Considered Marital Property upon Divorce, Megan M. Hard
When Is Violating Constitutional Rights in the Best Interests of Society?: Redefining Fourth Amendment "Reasonableness", George L. Howell
A Divided Interest: The UAW's Current Contradiction of the National Labor Relations Act's Adversarial Model, Jared C. Kosin
Last One Standing: Michigan's Dower Law, James M. Leiby
What Makes a Sports Season Disadvantageous? An Argument that Same-Season Sports Compliance Plans Run Afoul of Title IX, Elisa J. Lintemuth
Inherently Transitory Transistors: Legal, Factual, and Policy Issues with "RAM Fixation" in Copyright, Andrew Lloyd
Hollingsworth v. Perry: The Supreme Court's Renewed Hostility toward Cameras in the Courtroom, Lucas J. Myers
The Corruption Crackdown: Providing Private Plaintiffs a Direct Role in FCPA Enforcement, Kristen Polanski
Courtroom Technology and Legal Ethics:Considerations for the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, Michelle Quigley
Your Life is 'Hot News': How Developments in Technology and Law Could Decimate the Law of Defamation, Jeff Rector
In Re Reilly, Revamping Taylor in Contravention of the Code, Thomas J. Rheaume Jr.
Everybody Loves a Landlord: Applying the Statutory Duties of a Landlord to Condominium Associations, Lauren Russo
Teens, Technology, and Sex: Finding the Appropriate Balance and Symmetry when Seeking to Punish the Modern Child Predator, Melody Sabedra
Autopsy Reports, "Testimonial" or "Non-Testimonial"?, Matthew C. Scarfone
Mandate Schmandate: The Constitutionality of the Individual Responsibility Provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Christopher J. Schneider
The Blaine Taint Ain't Imputed – How Critics of Blaine Amendments Are Grasping at Historically Non-Existent Straws, Todd J. Skowronski
In Search of a Standard: Why Michigan's Legal Loophole in Sole Legal Custody Situations Should Be Closed, Alessa Thomas
Smoke on the Horizon: Prospective Application of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, Jesse Viau
Submissions from 2009
A Whole New World: Supporting Socially Responsible Business Through Legislation, Gerald L. Aben
PICS, or it Won't Happen, Linus Banghart-Linn
Regulating the Inevitable: Understanding the Legal Consequences of and Providing for the Regulation of the Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide, Christopher Bidlack
Comparing Post-incarceration Sex offender Civil Commitment laws: Is there a Model Worth Following?, Nancy Decker
The Bilateral State of Nature: Bargaining Power, Social Contract, and the Death Penalty, Brent Lee Domann
Wright or Wrong? Post-Nuptial Agreements in Michigan's Modern Marriages after Wright v. Wright, Lesley Anne M. Durant
Reinstating Same-Sex Marriage in California: A Strategic Response to Proposition 8, Lauren Foley
Estate Planning in the Recession and under a New Administration, Erica E. L. Huddas
The New Organic: It's Time for a National ‘Green' Certification Program, Brandon Lupp
In-House Research Tools and the Free Testing Safe Harbor from Patent Infringement for FDA-Related Activities, Scott McNurlen
When the School Bully Attacks in the Living Room: Using Tinker to Regulate Off-Campus Student Cyberbullying, Karly Zande
Submissions from 2008
Ten Years After Brogan v. United States – An Empirical Look at the "False Statements" Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1001, Emilija Avsharian
Bloggers Creation of a Labor Union: A Step in the Right Direction for the Future of Both Groups, Brittany Bulleit
Preemption of State and Local Enactments in View of the IRCA Preemption Savings Clause, Vito Ciaravino
Blackwater and Beyond: Can Potential Plaintiffs Sue Private Security Companies for Due Process Violations Via Exceptions to the State Action Doctrine, Including Through Section 1983 Actions?, Michael J. Dittenber
The Regulation of Employee Stock Options after Code Section 409A: A Proposal for Reform and a Survival Kit for the Interim, Brian T. Gallagher
Show Me the Money, Legally –An Attorney's Guide to Credit Reports and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Kimberly Goddard
Spoliation of Electronically Stored Information, Good Faith, and Rule 37(e), Andrew Hebl
Should Former Gang Members be Eligible for Asylum?: The Way Immigration Judges Currently Decide the Issue and Necessary Changes to the Current Scheme, Nathan L. Herbert
Underground, Undercover and Under Protected (Again): How the McCarran Amendment Eviscerates Indian Reserved Rights to Groundwater, Tamra F. Karl
"Within Walking Distance" as the Urban Poor's Handicap: Can Human Rights Framework Cure U.S. Transportation Problems?, Irina Kashcheyeva
Disqualification of Opinion-Drafting Attorneys under Federal Circuit Standards for Willful Infringement, Nicholas Lane
A Critical Look at Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v. Nestle Waters North America & the Michigan Supreme Court's Recent Jurisprudence, John Louis Miller
Speak Up!: "Child Friendly" Representation for Michigan's Lawyer/Guardian ad Litem, Jennifer M. Paine
The Forgotten Wisdom of Justice Stewart's Alternative Approach in the Reapportionment Cases, Adam Pavlik
Police Yourself: A Guide for Understanding an Illinois Lawyer's Duty to Report Other Lawyers' Misconduct, Aaron-Michael H. Sapp
The Scope of the Indian Habitat Conservation Right after the Culvert Decision, Kristiana M. Szegda
Active Duty: An Essay on Dependency, National Defense, And Martha Finemann's Contract and Care, Jessica Wagner
Bringing Multi-Disciplinary Practices to Motown: How One-Stop Shopping Will Help Detroit's Indigent Population, Jessica L. Zimbelman
Submissions from 2007
Opting Out of Options Backdating: Preventing Continuing Corporate Frauds in Light of the Options Backdating Scandal, Whitney D. Arnot
Failure to Warn Products Liability for Manufacturers of FDA-Approved Drugs, Kathrin Chambers
False Security: Kyllo and Thermal Imaging of the Non-Residential Structure, Christopher Desmond
Improving Public Education: Judicial Involvement v. the Free Market, Meggan E. Dyer
Sex, Lies, and Surgery: The Role of Informed Consent in Sex Assignment and Normalization Surgeries Preformed on Intersex Minors, Jamie Alis Hardy
Separation of Church and State: The Marriage Exception, Mary Hobson
Societal Enterprise Liability: A Moral Justification for Affirmative Action, Michael O. King Jr.
Refocusing Inheritance Law in Michigan: A Proposal to Realign Michigan Inheritance Law with its Purpose, Gregory R. Kish
Rancho Palos: Precluding Section 1983’s Relief through Implied Rights of Action and Implied Remedies, Layla F. Kuhl
Wilkie v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company and the Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations in Michigan: No Special Rules for Insurance Contracts, David E. Lacasse
Testing the Boundaries of Michigan Constitution Article 1 § 26: Are Domestic Violence Programs at Risk?, Diana Marie Langdon
The World is Sinking: PossibleStrategies for United States International Accountability to Pacific Island Nations for Global Warming Contributions, Jessica R. Mainprize
The Reality of Making Partner: The Red Pill May Be Tough to Swallow, Josh McCann
A Fair Trial for the Worst of Crimes, Steven Meyerand
Prosecutorial Discretion and the Rule of Law: Is it Time for a Little Formalism? (Or, Mr. Prosecutor: How Formalists Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discretion), Nathan Piwowarski
U.S.Education Law: Is the Right to Education in the U.S. in compliance with International Human Rights Standards?, Krysten Urchick
How and Why We Should Know Less: Information Privacy in Cyberspace, Theodore J. Westbrook
Does Intelligent Design Have a Prayer?, Nicholas Zambito
Submissions from 2006
A Mulitfaceted Approach to Recognizing Canadian First Nations Governments: What Courts May Decide, Kathleen Burrage
Translating Transsexuals: A Proposal for a Compromise Solution to the “Problem” of Transsexual Marriage, Adam E. Howard
The Effect of Administrative Complexity on the Cost of Health Care in the United States, Jennifer L. Ivey
What’s in a Name? Compelled Identification Statutes and Violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, Joanna C. Kloet
First Amendment Ramifications of Mandating Drunk Drivers to Alcoholics Anonymous, M. Elizabeth Lippitt
NCAA Enforcement Staff and Member Institutions Protecting Mutual Interests: Binding Arbitration in Coaching Contracts, Kristen Matha
Recharacterizing Separate Property at Divorce, Elijah L. Milne
Disapproving Signing Statements and the Presentment Clause: When Words Should Speak Louder than Actions, Steven W. Mork
Giving New Meaning to ‘Watch What You Eat’: An Argument for FTC Regulation of Television Junk Food Advertising Targeting Children, Sara Spencer Noggle