Recent Developments

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Recent Articles

Welfare by Any Other Name: Tax Transfers and the EITC

By Dennis J. Ventry, Jr.

By Dennis J. Ventry, Jr.
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Social Security and the Low-Income Worker

By Nancy J. Altman

By Nancy J. Altman
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COMMENT: Cruelty to the Mentally Ill: An Eighth Amendment Challenge to the Abolition of the Insanity Defense

By Stephen M. LeBlanc

By Stephen M. LeBlanc
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COMMENT: A Final Salute to Lost Soldiers: Preserving the Freedom of Speech at Military Funerals

By Andrea Cornwell

By Andrea Cornwell
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Reparations in the Inter-American System: A Comparative Approach

By amunlawreview
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Resolving The Intergenerational Conflicts of Real Property Law: Preserving Free Markets and Personal Autonomy for Future Generations

By Gerald Korngold

By Gerald Korngold
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Rejecting “Reasonableness”: A New Look at Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Provision

By Brianne J. Gorod

By Brianne J. Gorod
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COMMENT: Tom DeLay, Robert Torricelli, and Political Party Maneuvering: Why The First Amendment Associational Rights of Political Parties Should be Extended to Include Candidate Replacement

By Kevin M. Baker

By Kevin M. Baker
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COMMENT: On Mock Funerals, Banners, and Giant Rat Balloons: Why Current Interpretation of Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B) of The National Labor Relations Act Unconstitutionally Burdens Union Speech

By Kate L. Rakoczy

By Kate L. Rakoczy
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COMMENT: Say Cheese! Examining the Constitutionality of Photostops

By Molly Bruder

By Molly Bruder
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