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Jake Heyer* Last year, I wrote about how major law firms were using artificial intelligence (AI) and how this adoption could implicate different parts of the legal profession. At the time, AI was mainly discussed as a tool to enhance productivity in areas such as research and drafting. In the last year, however, developments in the banking industry have…

Jennifer Stegeman* The lower federal courts have been getting more media attention lately, and that spotlight recently landed on a magistrate judge in the District of  Minnesota. Most people, it turns out, have no idea what magistrate judges do—or that they are judges at all. My friend, a fellow 3L, once had a magistrate judge explain his role to her directly; she’s still…

Michael L. Rosin* In a recent post at Election Law Blog, Notre Dame Law Professor Derek Muller has suggested that federal law, namely 2 U.S.C. § 2a(c) (originally enacted in 1941) and 2 U.S.C. § 2c (originally enacted in 1967), might already prohibit mid-decade redistricting. Alas, they don’t. As the Supreme Court noted in Wood v.…

Isaac Rillo* Three Justices in the history of the Supreme Court can claim Minnesota as their home: Pierce Butler (1923–1939), Warren Burger (1969–1986), and Harry Blackmun (1970–1994).   Although Pierce Butler was the first Minnesotan to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, he is considered one of the most obscure, despite nearly seventeen years on the bench. With that in mind, this blog post aims to …

*Maizie Lawrence As of December 2025, there are more than 207 million content creators across the world. In the United States alone, 162 million people identify themselves as content creators. The ever-so-popular social media app TikTok has more than 1.59 billion users globally as of 2025. That’s a lot of statistics and numbers, but the main point is that the…

Tom Burnett* The American paddlefish, also known as a spoonbill, is a biological oddity: a prehistoric, plankton-feeding giant whose lineage dates back to the time of the dinosaurs. For over one-hundred million years, paddlefish have swum the ancient currents destined to become America’s rivers. In recent decades, however, paddlefish have become the subject of a thoroughly modern phenomenon—lawsuits. From federal courtrooms in Mississippi to appellate panels in the Sixth Circuit, paddlefish have become unlikely protagonists in a growing body…

Jasen Kracht* Culture. A word often invoked but not fully understood. A concept rightfully viewed as essential but often clouded with ambiguity. A driving force behind human interaction but one that eludes definition. Culture permeates our surroundings, all while leaving us with a question: What is culture? One definition of culture is that it is…

Gabrielle Tremblay* For over fifty years, Title IX required colleges and universities to provide men and women with proportionate athletic benefits. Now, the House v. NCAA settlement requires colleges and universities to pay out over 90 percent of damages for lost athletic benefits to men. This settlement not only forgot Title IX, but also exemplifies how the public’s perception of what is fair for men’s basketball and football overshadows the potential of women’s sports. But in college sports, what’s fair is not equal.  The NCAA v. House…