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SCOTUS Seems to Favor Michigan’s Affirmative Action Ban

BY DANIELLE COUPET — In true legal fashion, let’s start with a hypothetical. Suppose we have two applicants to the University of Michigan: Tom and Tyra. Tom is a premiere football quarterback, whose father also just so happened to play football at the University of Michigan. Tyra is an African-American woman, hoping to be the […]

Five UMLR Candidates Earn Spots on Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board

Congratulations to University of Miami Law Review candidates Leah Aaronson, Karla Albite, David Coulter, Erin Sales, and Sara Solano, who each earned a spot on the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board last week. Mr. Coulter and Ms. Sales each made it to the final round of the John T. Gaubatz competition, along with […]

Chalk Wars: The Continuing Struggle for Expression

BY TREY DAHL — “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Since the Occupy Wall Street movement […]

The Legal Dangers of High School Dating

BY ANAILI MEDINA — High school: a place to meet people? Make friendships? Make mistakes? Or get into relationships that last, end, or get you in jail? High school students usually span from ages fourteen to eighteen. Freshmen and seniors may have elective classes and/or play sports together. They may have common friends and common […]

I Lost My Cite in the Web!

BY DAN WOLFE — Arguably one of the greatest revolutions of our time, the Internet continues to find ways to make our lives easier every day. This author remembers when his fifth-grade teacher first allowed his class to use Internet sources for history reports. Even at ten years old, this author could appreciate how much […]