De Novo

Articles

Hollow Statement or Empty Promise: Oregon’s “Right to Healthcare” Amendment Is Not Equipped to Achieve Its Goals, Whatever They Are

By: Patrick Ebeling, Volume 107 Staff Member In the November 8, 2022, election, Oregon voters narrowly approved Senate Joint Resolution 12 (SJR 12), the Right...

Ready for Landing: After Concluding “Pilot Program,” Minnesota’s Environmental Quality Board Deliberates Long Awaited Environmental Review Climate Consideration Requirements

By: Giuseppe Tumminello, Volume 107 Staff Member On October 19, 2022, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) hosted a public Environmental Review Implementation Subcommittee (ERIS)...

Legal Limbo: the State of Abortion Care for Minors in Minnesota After Doe v. State of Minnesota

By: Mary Fleming, Volume 107 Staff Member Even before Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization brought abortion to center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court...

How Compelling Does Compelling Have to Be?: a Missed Opportunity to Reframe a Compelling Governmental Interest in Affirmative Action in the Students for Fair Admissions Cases

By: Chad Nowlan, Volume 107 Staff Member This fall the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA)...

The Onus of Transparency: State of Washington v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Illustrates the Fight Over Reasonable Campaign Finance Disclosure Law and First Amendment Protected Speech Violations

By: Lindsay Maher, Volume 107 Staff Member Campaign finance disclosure laws are being questioned and limited in states across the country. In many states, legislatures...

Mixed Messaging: Previewing 303 Creative and Its Place in Current Free Speech Jurisprudence

By: Samuel E. Ferguson, Volume 107 Staff Member This term, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. [1]...