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Copper-Nickel Mining and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Dual Mandate: How to Ensure Environmental Consequences in the Industry Can Be Alleviated
April 1, 2022
By: Ben Gleekel, Vol. 106 Staff Member Northeast Minnesota may soon host an industrialized corridor of copper-nickel mining operations. The region is the home of...
SCOTUS Takes on WOTUS: Previewing Sackett v. Epa and Its Consequences for the Clean Water Act
March 30, 2022
By: Sean Downey, Volume 106 Staff Member With its grant of certiorari in Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court will take its fourth try at...
A $9 Billion Surplus, yet “Kids Can’t Read”: Minnesota Teacher Strikes May Violate Students’ Rights Under the State Constitution and the Legislature Has a Duty to Fix It
March 24, 2022
By: Joshua Gutzmann, Volume 106 Staff Member After almost a full week of no school for over 31,000 students, [1] because teachers are on strike...
Remedying Decades of Disparities in Drug Sentencing: How Concepcion v. United States Opens the Door for Broader Relief in First Step Act Resentencing Proceedings
March 23, 2022
By: Rhianna Torgerud, Volume 106 Staff Member From 1986 to 2010, one gram of crack cocaine was treated as equivalent to 100 grams of powder...
The United States Wanted to Have Its Cake, Eat It, and Avoid Its Cleanup Costs, Too
March 22, 2022
By: Olivia Carroll, Volume 106 Staff Member In 2017, the Territory of Guam brought suit against the United States under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...
War Powers Under Attack
March 21, 2022
By: Jesse Noltimier, Volume 106 Staff Member On March 29, 2022, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Torres v. Texas Department of Public...
The Supreme Court Dilutes Minority Voter Rights: the Fate of the Voter Rights Act Following Merrill v. Milligan
March 16, 2022
By: Justin Oakland, Volume 106 Staff Member Following the 2020 census, a Republican-majority Alabama state legislature voted to redraw congressional districts to functionally dilute the...
Russian Warfare: New Jersey Court Holds Russian-Sponsored Cyberattack NotPetya Is Not Part of War Exclusion for All-Risk Insurance Policy, and Illinois Might Soon Follow
March 8, 2022
By: Caleb Johnson, Volume 106 Staff Member On December 6th, 2021, a New Jersey Superior Court announced in Merck & Co., Inc. v. Ace American...
Remedying Discrimination in Agricultural Lending: Analyzing the Legal Challenges Facing the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act
March 7, 2022
By: Jackie Cuellar, Volume 106 Staff Member To alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United States’ economy, Congress passed the American Rescue...
Don’t Fall Asleep at the Wheel: Delaware Boards Should Be on the Lookout for ESG Oversight Liability
March 3, 2022
By: Nick Penn, Volume 106 Staff Member In 2019, the Supreme Court of Delaware put the boardrooms of Delaware corporations on notice with its denial...