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A Feud of Property and Procedure: A Planned Parenthood Affiliate’s Win in the Florida Supreme Court

LAURA CONNOR—On Thursday, February 23, an Orlando-area Planned Parenthood affiliate won a procedural victory in the Florida Supreme Court. The Court overturned two lower-court decisions that had temporarily blocked the Kissimmee Health Center, a Planned Parenthood affiliate, from providing abortions. The dispute, however, arose from property restrictions that were implemented over three decades ago. In […]

Memorial Service For UMLR Advisory Board Member George R. Harper

UMLR Advisory Board Member and international law practitioner George R. Harper passed away on February 20, 2017. Harper was a partner at the firm he founded in 2002, Harper Meyer Perez Hagen O’Connor Albert & Dribin. He was also actively involved in the South Florida legal community, serving as president of the Inter-American Bar Association in 2005 and as […]

Privacy Problems for Surveillance in the Workplace

MELISSA SCOTT—Most employees in the workplace can expect to be monitored to a fair extent. The use of company internet and email suggests a level of oversight. A 2002 survey by the Bentley College Center For Business Ethics discovered that 92% of American businesses with ethics officers monitor their employees’ email accounts. However, businesses have […]

UMLR Elects Volume 72 Executive Board

It is our privilege to announce that the University of Miami Law Review has elected the Volume 72 Executive Board: Josh Mandel, Editor-in-Chief Karla Utset, Executive Editor Ashley Gomez-Rodon, Executive Editor Olivia Castillo, Executive Editor Luis M. Reyes, Senior Articles Editor Melissa Scott, Senior Notes & Comments Editor Elizabeth McIntosh, Senior Notes & Comments Editor Whitney Lohr, […]

UMLR Celebrates the Life of Jay Gayoso, J.D. ’90

The University of Miami Law Review would like to take a moment to celebrate the life of Jay Gayoso, who passed away peacefully on February 15, 2017, after a valiant battle with cancer. Jay attended the University of Miami School of Law and received a Juris Doctor degree cum laude in 1990. He served as […]