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Recent Articles

Duet Your Joint Work: How Songwriters Open Themselves Up to Joint Authorship with “Open Verse Challenges” on TikTok

73 Am. U. L. Rev. F. 43 (2023).

By India-Grace Kellogg*
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Chasing Losses with Credit: The Dangers of the Absence of Financial Instrument Restrictions in State Gambling Law

73 Am. U. L. Rev. F. 1 (2023).

By Griffen Dresner*
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Is It Science or Storytime? Expert Testimony Evaluation Child Witness Credibility in Sexual Assault Cases

73 Am. U. L. Rev. 1 (2023).

By Elizabeth I. Boals*
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Decentralized Collaboration through Private Ordering

73 Am. U. L. Rev. 67 (2023).

By Edward Lee*
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Regulating Organic

73 Am. U. L. Rev. 145 (2023).

By Sarah J. Morath*
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Arbitrating Executive Privilege

73 Am. U. L. Rev. 217 (2023).

By Todd David Peterson*
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Maintaining Due Process by Extending Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. to Federal Class Actions

73 Am. U. L. Rev. 293 (2023).

By Felicia D. Sych*
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In Controversy: The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Federal Jurisdiction Requirements and Why the 9th Circuit Is Right that Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees Should Count Towards the Amount in Controversy

72 Am. U. L. Rev. F. 157 (2023).

By Gabrielle Scanlin-Sherman*
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When Amicus Curiae Briefs Are Inimicus Curiae Briefs: Amicus Curiae Briefs and the Bypassing of Admissibility Standards

72 Am. U. L. Rev. 1871 (2023).

By David DeMatteo* & Kellie Wiltsie**
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Victims of Coercive Plea Bargaining: Defendants Who Give False Testimony for False Pleas*

72 Am. U. L. Rev. 1919 (2023).

By Lucian E. Dervan,** Vanessa A. Edkins*** & Thea Johnson ****
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