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Megan J. Miller* Introduction:Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land Is Your Land,” which has become like an “alternative national anthem.” Although seen by most Americans as a “patriotic anthem” emphasizing that “we are all equally entitled to the rights of this country, including the land we stand on,” not everyone shares that same sentiment. Native Americans,…

Julia Abreu Siufi* On January 24, 2024, the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was flooded with AI-generated sexually explicit pornographic images of Taylor Swift. The AI-generated images attracted more than forty-five million views before they were removed by the platform for violating the platform policy. X’s safety moderators again reinforced that posting…

Louisa Botten* It’s no secret that lawyers and law students struggle with mental health issues and maintaining wellness. For law students, the finals period can be especially challenging. Finals can seem like a never-ending period of studying and stress that simultaneously feels like a runaway train. Not only have the looming pressures of exams and…

Camryn Davis* Background  As sex trafficking exponentially rose with use of the internet and digital communication, so did public pressure on United States officials to tackle the problem. In 2018, Congress enacted the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (commonly referred to as “FOSTA”) with strong bipartisan support. While FOSTA was…

Tess Register* Friday, January 26th, 2024, was an unseasonably warm day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, perhaps due to the heat that rapper Megan Thee Stallion dropped on her latest single, Hiss. In this “warning to her haters,” Megan called out fake friends who had used proximity to her to amplify their own fame, rapping, “I just…

Joe Maney* History of the LSAT The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) will turn seventy-seven this year. In 1947 at Cambridge University, the Deans of Rutgers, Northwestern, Syracuse, Stanford, Cornell, the University of Southern California, New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, and Harvard, attended a meeting organized by Frank H. Bowles of Columbia…

Abby Sokolowski* The amount of data is growing exponentially and expected to continue to grow over the next five years, and US privacy law is failing to keep up. As data explodes, the flaws of the current US privacy framework becomes clearer, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive federal framework. The current data privacy framework…

Trysten Cisney* “Chance favors those who are prepared.” Founding a successful law school in the 21st century requires the right combination of preparation and chance. The same could be said for a successful career in legal academia. Professor Jerry Organ, a founding faculty member of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, has mastered…

Taryn Reichow* For the past several years, Governor Tim Walz has declared the month of March to be Women’s History Month. As the month of March begins, so should a reflection of the many inspirational women who shaped history. “Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate and be inspired by the many accomplishments, struggles,…