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By Gabrielle Tremblay* As a former women’s college student-athlete, I knew my sport was less important to the university than men’s basketball. The basketball players got their own court, exclusive time slots in the workout center, and tutors on road trips, and the justification was that they were the “money-making” sport. Yet no one asks,…

Quinn McKush* According to Forbes, Netflix has 260.28 million subscribers, cementing it as the most subscribed streaming service in the world. Part of the reason why Netflix has remained so successful is because of its several innovations, many of which are patented. Many of the patents Netflix holds have become staples of the streaming service…

Taylor Kugler* For many Native American tribes, energy development is their “economic lifeblood.” While revenue from fossil fuel extraction is the most significant source of revenue for many tribes, there remains a large amount of untapped renewable energy potential on tribal lands. Tribal land is estimated to contain 6.5% of the total utility-scale renewable energy…

*Maggie Chen This past August, whether you are an avid fan of the Olympics or someone who could not care less about sports, the big data analysis must have pushed news about Stephen Nedoroscik, also known as “the Pommel Horse Guy,” to your phone at least once. While this 25-year-old gymnast might have clinched his…

Matthew Koop* The troubled relationship between medical advancement and dead bodies dates back hundreds of years. In the past, problems arose out of how difficult it was for medical institutions to obtain cadavers. This led to school-sponsored grave robbing, and to the development of laws that automatically provided the bodies of the poor to medical…

Dylan Thorson*  Twenty years ago, the landmark case Crawford v. Washington sought to revolutionize Confrontation Clause analysis. While Crawford has certainly altered the landscape of Sixth Amendment interpretation, the last two decades have seen cases stray from Crawford’s supposed ideal. This article will examine, first, how the Crawford Court’s failure to define “testimonial” left its…

By Liesl Holum*, 3L Civil commitment can mean a lot of different things. If you’re anything like me before I had done any work in the field, then maybe the term brings up vague spooky concepts like asylums from the early 1900s—the setting of many horror stories. These misconceptions are perhaps so widespread because of…

Hallie Cooper* College sports’ relationship with money has seen immense change over time. Prior to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), colleges and universities paid their athletes. Following the creation of the NCAA, college athletes were no longer allowed to receive payment from schools or other outside sponsorship deals. The NCAA consistently relied on the…

Isabella Spence * This past summer, the Minnesota legislature legalized adult recreational use of marijuana. Effective as of August 1, 2023, Minnesotans twenty-one years of age and older are allowed to possess or transport a maximum of two ounces of marijuana in a public place and possess a maximum of two pounds of marijuana in a…

Rebecca Schmit* Law school can be a daunting experience for anyone considering attending. From the anticipated long hours of studying, the grades being largely determined by one final exam, and the sheer cost of it all are bound to cause some uneasiness. Yet, the level of uncertainty that a law student feels may differ if…