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Addressing The Inadequacies of Defamation Law As a Method of Stopping Disinformation: The Possibilities of Post-Adjudication Injunctive Relief

Individuals harmed by weaponized disinformation possess only one avenue for legal recourse: bringing a defamation suit in civil court. Monetary damages are the standard remedy for the defamed, and while sufficient in some cases, plaintiffs may seek to use the legal system to stop the further spread of the very

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The Free Exercise of Religion as a Privilege

In the span of a decade, the Supreme Court has restructured the Free Exercise Clause entirely. It has removed the counterweight of disestablishment; it has sought parity between religion and secularity by means of strict scrutiny analysis turning on a principle of nondiscrimination; and it has opened the way to

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The Federal Death Penalty as a Sign of the Times

Scholars have been predicting the demise of the American death penalty for much of the twenty-first century. This prediction finds support in state-by-state abolition, reduced numbers of new death sentences, and continued reductions in the death row population. Despite significant movement away from the death penalty, the punishment remains stubbornly

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Penalty Box: The Eighth Amendment’s Role in the FBAR Penalties Game

A sharp disagreement has emerged among federal circuit courts regarding the application of the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause to penalties for failing to file a Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR). This has created legal uncertainty for individuals with foreign financial interests. The resulting circuit split leads to disparate

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Undue Burdens: Georgia’s Life Act and Its Disporportionate Impact on Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

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February 1, 2026

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Outfoxing Doxing: Why We Should Criminalize Vigilante Harassment on the Internet: Part One

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October 17, 2025

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The Illusion of Consent: Rethinking Privacy Online

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April 10, 2025

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Beltline Rail? A Conversation Between Walter Brown and Matthew Rao

On September 6, 2024, the Georgia State University Law Review invited Walter Brown and Matthew Rao to discuss whether the Atlanta Beltline should implement light rail.

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Volume 35, Issue 2 (Winter 2018)

Prohibitive Failure: The Demise of the Ban on Sports Betting

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. The sweeping opinion, authored by Justice Alito, ended more than a twenty-fiveyear- old policy that kept states from offering sports gambling, which confined sports betting almost entirely to illegal underground markets.

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February 1, 2019

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Volume 30, Issue 4 (Summer 2014)

53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series: The Honorable John Paul Stevens

Remarks by the Honorable John Paul Stevens, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, at the 53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series. Download PDF

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June 1, 2014

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Volume 17, Issue 4 (Summer 2001)

Smart Governance for Smart Growth: The Need for Regional Governments

The sprawling expansion of the nation's mega cities into outer rings of further development depletes land in a natural state and increases air and water pollution. To sustain long-term growth, a metropolitan area must make major investments in its transportation, sewer, water supply, and wastewater infrastructures to diminish

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December 1, 2000

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