28Feb

Diversity Drift

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9 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 14 Jonathan P. Feingold* I. Introduction Diversity may be under attack in the age of Trump, but higher education in America has its own diversity problem. If mission statements and strategic plans offer any guidance, many of America’s colleges and universities actively value diversity.[1] Yet even as calls for […]

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31Jan

Concern or Calculation: An Examination of State Law Mandating the Burial or Cremation of a Fetus

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9 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 1 Ashley Collette* I. Introduction It was a kitchen table, coat-hanger abortion. It took maybe six minutes. I got on the kitchen table. I think my stepmother gave me a drink of brandy or something, and she said, “Now this may hurt a little bit.” She held my hand […]

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31Oct

TCJA: Teaching a Code Just Adopted

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 57 Rebecca Morrow* I. Introduction In early January 2018, I emailed my incoming Federal Income Tax students to welcome them to the course and tell them how to buy the outdated textbook. “What an exciting time to be taking Tax!” I wrote. I was excited, too—if you count being […]

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30Sep

Are They Commodities or Securities? Virtual Currency Markets – Congress Must Create A New Regulatory Entity

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 44 Victor N.A. Metallo* I. Introduction Virtual currencies and their underlying blockchain technology are revolutionizing the way cross-border payments are made.[1] These digital assets are becoming a cultural phenomenon which may overshadow the purpose of why they were created. Their rise in popularity has inflated their prices significantly,[2] catching […]

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31Aug

The Value of Trademarks and the Challenges of Acquiring and Protecting Trademark Rights in the Marijuana Industry

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 35 Cara Katrinak* I. Introduction The marijuana industry is growing like a weed. While recreational marijuana usage remains illegal under federal law, the recent trend towards legalization of the drug at the state level has enticed entrepreneurs and investors to enter the emerging marijuana market.[1] In 2016, Privateer Holdings […]

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28Apr

Avoiding Pitfalls: Employer Contractual and Compensation Lessons for Modifying the Employment Relationship

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 27 Evan Darryl Walton* I. Introduction During the summer of 2015, the Obama Administration proposed a Department of Labor rule to alter the employee overtime compensation eligibility criteria.[1] Specifically, the rule would allow more workers to receive overtime pay by raising the upper limit of covered compensation. The change […]

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30Mar

Liquid Gold: Comparative Autonomy Costs in Breastfeeding Nations

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 19 Mary Kate Gladstone* I. Introduction Breastfeeding law and policy in the United States is often summarized as “breast is best.”[1] General American consensus suggests that women should aim to breastfeed for the first six months of a baby’s life for the benefit of both the baby and the […]

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26Feb

The Future of Sexual Harassment Policies at U.S. Colleges: From Repeal of the 2011 DOE-OCR Guidelines to Launch of the #MeToo Movement on Social Media

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 12 Marc Edelman* On September 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“DOE-OCR”), under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump, repealed the previous administration’s sexual harassment prevention guidelines that had required colleges to appoint a Title IX compliance officer and prosecute sexual harassment claims […]

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28Jan

Harry Potter, Ethereum, and the Blockchain: Revised Implications and Current Shortcomings of Smart Contracts

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8 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 1 Ari Herbert* Imagine a deal that can’t be broken. Harry Potter fans will remember the “unbreakable vow”: two wizards clasp arms, declare their promises, and whisper an incantation.[1] A silvery thread of light twists around the enclasped arms and then disappears. The spell is done. The deal can’t […]

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7Dec

Make Immigration Great Again: How Morales-Santana Could Signal the End of Sexist Immigration Law and Provide A Way to Fight the Travel Ban

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by: Marcia Zug Men and women are not equal in immigration law, and the Supreme Court has long upheld these distinctions. In fact, since 1977, the Court has heard four immigration-based sex discrimination cases and sustained the challenged provision every time.[1] The Court even upheld one provision twice, just so it could more fully articulate […]

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5Apr

On The Meaning of “Considered as Natural Born”

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John Vlahoplus* Introduction [I]t shall be understood that the two Countries shall allways be mutually naturalized, that every person born in either Country shall be considered as a natural born Subject throughout Great Britain and America as before the troubles. — Proposed Anglo-American peace terms, 1777[1] Scholars have long debated what to make of the […]

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8Feb

Fake News, Free Speech, & the Third-Person Effect: I’m No Fool, But Others Are

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Clay Calvert* The presidential election season of 2016 brought with it massive news media hand-wringing, if not outright panic in some quarters, about so-called fake news.[1] As described by the New York Times, fake news is “widely understood to refer to fabricated news accounts that are meant to spread virally online.”[2] According to that newspaper, […]

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