Author Archives: Ford, Brittany R

2014 University of Miami Law Review Writing Competition

The 2014 UMLR Writing Competition materials are now available through the link on the Writing Competition page at https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/writing-competition/. You will need to use your law school network log in to view the materials. Submissions are due by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014, to LawReviewComp2014@gmail.com. Please note that submissions will only be accepted from […]

It’s Facebook Official—ABA Releases Ethics Opinion Addressing Attorneys’ Review of Jurors’ Social Media Accounts

BY BRITTANY BROOKS — As the breadth of modern technology and the use of social media grow, the law is forced to grapple with society’s electronic expansion. In the context of professional responsibility, attorneys’ need for direction has become increasingly evident. The public nature of social media and other electronic databases has created new discovery […]

McCutcheon v. FEC: More Money in Politics, Less Integrity in Democracy?

BY STEVEN SWARTZ — The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling this month in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission that allows money to play a larger role in political campaigns. The plaintiff, Shaun McCutcheon, is a wealthy Alabama businessman and contributor to the Republican Party. He wanted to donate more than the decades-old aggregate limit […]