The Celebrating WCL Student Authors series presents scholarly articles written by Washington College of Law students.
Submissions from 2018
Pressing Pause: Tolling Statutes of Limitations for Sex Offenses While Rape Kits Remain Untested, Hunter Grolman
A Search by Any Other Name: Google, Genericism, and Primary Significance, Erica C. Hughes
To Actually Give a Fair Chance: "Ban the Box" Law and the "Rationale Relationship" Standard, Stephanie Leacock
Extraterritoriality of Antitrust Law: Applying the Supreme Court's Analysis in RJR Nabisco to Foreign Component Cartels, Megan L. Masingill
Sexual Abuse of Juveniles in Correctional Facilities: A Violation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Sara Medina
From Criminals to Survivors: Recognizing Domestic Sex Trafficking as Violence Against Women in the District of Columbia, Alice Mutter
Rigging the Rig: The Merits of American Jurisprudence in Enhancing Jurisdictional Arguments in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Law, Mofe Obadina
Artificial Enhancement: Limiting Enhanced Damages Awards for Patent Infringement, Zachery D. Olah
Failing to Prepare: The Importance of Regulating Tax Return Preparers Followingthe Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Jacob Peeples
Fake News and Financial Markets: A 21st Century Twist on Market Manipulation, Bianca Petcu
Using the Public Nuisance Doctrine to Combat Antibiotic Resistance, Amanda Purcell
Rethinking the Effects of a Guilty Plea on the Right to Challenge One's Statute of Conviction, Hannah Roberts
The Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Turn Patent Infringement Venue Jurisprudence Upside Down, Robert Tapparo
ADEA Disparate-Impact Claims: How the Third Circuit Age-Proofed Comparators, Stephanie Vilella
Using the Supreme Court's Enigmatic Commerce Clause Holding in Sebelius to Challenge Congress's Broken Renewable Fuel Standard, Corey J. Walker
Hey Alexa: Was it the Butter, in the Foyer, with the Candlestick? Understanding Amazon's Echo and Whether the Government can Retrieve its Data, Seth Weintraub
Submissions from 2017
The Multifaceted Manifestations of the Poor Door: Examining Forms of Separation in Inclusionary Housing, Conor Arpey
The E—2 Treaty Investor Visa Dilemma: Violations Of Law And Limitations On Foreign Investment, Tiana J. Cherry
The Anti-Spoofing Statute: Vague As Applied To The "Hypothetically Legitimate Treader", Catriona Coppler
Where The CCO Fits In The C-Suite: A Corporation's Moral Compass, Alexander Foster
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Zuffa: From ‘Human Cock-Fighting' to Market Power, Carl J. Gaul IV
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Denying Ex-Felons the Right to Vote, Amy Heath
Individual Accountability For Corporate Crimes After The Yates Memo: Deferred Prosecution Agreements & Criminal Justice Reform, Paola C. Henry
Criminalizing Nonviolent Dissent: New York's Unconstitutional Repression of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement, Dalal Hillou
JASTA Straw Man? How the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Undermines Our Security and Its Stated Purpose, Katherine Holcombe
Combating Impunity: Contractor Liability For Torture During Times Of War Under The Wartime Suspension Of Limitations Act, Claire Jabbour
A Higher Power Produces Greater Problems: How Religious Honor Codes and Religious Schools Exacerbate Campus Sexual Assault, Samuel T. Jay
Improving Green Building: Comparing Leed Certification To The FDA And Its Private, Third Party Rating Approach, Patrick Kain
Throttle Me Not: 2015 Open Internet Order Protects Unlimited Data Plan Users, Shawn Marcum
Maryland's Bundle of Joy: A Constitutionally Stronger, More Comprehensive Take on Contraception Coverage, Alexi Nathan
The Price Of Free Mobile Apps Under The Video Privacy Protection Act, Suzanne L. Riopel
Summary Narrative Of Chief Compliance Officer Liability, Luke Trompeter
As a Matter of Fact, No: Appellate Jurisdiction to Review Denials of Deferral of Removal Under the Convention Against Torture, Sarah M. Vogt
Submissions from 2016
Welcome To The Space Jam: How United States Regulators Should Govern Google And Facebook's New Internet Providing High Altitude Platforms, George V. John
A Threat To Or Protection Of Agency Relationships? The Impact Of The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act On Businesses, Jessica Milanowski
The Business Of Art Theft: Assessing Auction House Standard Of Care And The Sale of Stolen Cultural Property, Alexandra M.S. Wilson
Submissions from 2015
Visa Denied: Why Courts Should Review a Consular Officer’s Denial of a U.S. Citizen Family Member’s Visa, Gabriela Baca
Clean Water Act, Section 404 Applicants: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor, Jason Bailey
It's Not Just About The Money: A Comparative Analysis Of The Regulatory Status Of Bitcoin Under Various Domestic Securities Laws, Vesna Harasic
How Students Became Criminals: The Similarities Between “Stop and Frisk” and School Searches and the Effect on Delinquency Rates, Rachel N. Johnson
A Tale of Two Cities: The Regulatory Battle To Incorporate Short-Term Residential Rentals Into Modern Law, Dana Palombo
Submissions from 2014
Getting it Straight: A First Amendment Analysis of California's Ban on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts and its Potential Effects on Abortion Regulations, Elizabeth Bookwalter
Ordinarily Reasonable: Using the Supreme Court's Barnett Analysis to Clarify Preferential Treatment under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Charles Conway
The Expanding Reach Of The Executive In Foreign Direct Investment: How Ralls v. CFIUS Will Alter The FDI Landscape In The United States, Hunter Deeley
Red Touches Black: The First Application of Maker's Mark and Louboutin in the Context of Color Trademarks, Ashley E. Green
Critical Lessons of Al-Kidd: Respecting the Dignity of Material Witnesses through the Special Needs Doctrine, John Kowalko III
To Pay Or Not To Pay: Interpretation Of Section 302 Of The Labor Management Relations Act As Evidenced By Titan Tire, Dylan Mooney
Curbing The Exploitation Of Passive Creditors In Chapter 11 Reorganization By Leveraging The Oversight Role Of The United States Trustee, Addison Pierce
Gimme Shelter: Lane v. Kitzhaber and Its Impact on Integrated Employment Services for People with Disabilities, Gena Rinaldi
Response To: "Pay-To-Play: The Impact Of Group Purchasing Organizations On Drug Shortages", Curtis Rooney
Submissions from 2013
Pay-To-Play: The Impact Of Group Purchasing Organizations On Drug Shortages, Christian Deroo
Losing Sight of the Forest for the Trees: the Supreme Court's Misapplication of Sixth Amendment Strickland Analysis in Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper, Sean Michael Fitzgerald
Ignoring the Technicality's Temptation: Interpreting the Citizenship of a Foreign Official under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Elizabeth Grant
The Poli-Intel Industry: Considering the Common Law's Application in Insider Trading under the Stock Act, Ernie C. Jolly
The Importance of an Expansive Deference to Miller v. Alabama, Alexander L. Nostro
"It's Not You, It's Me" - When Are Client Companies Liable For Staffing Firms' Discriminatory Hiring Practices?, Lara Samuels
The China Syndrome: The International Trade Commission’s Rising Importance for Enforcing International Trade Secret Violations, Jonathan R. K. Stroud
The Tragedy of the Commons: A Hybrid Approach to Trade Secret Legal Theory, Jonathan R. K. Stroud
Discovery Without Limits? Obligation To Provide Discovery For Products Under Development At The International Trade Commission, Julia V. Svintsova
It's Not Easy Being G-Free: Why Celiac Disease Should Be a Disability Covered under the ADA, Claudia Trotch
Submissions from 2012
A Risk Not Worth The Reward: The Stored Communications Act And Employers’ Collection Of Employees’ And Job Applicants’ Social Networking Passwords, Nicholas D. Beadle
Voiding Motherhood: North Carolina's Shortsighted Treatment of Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Boseman v. Jarrell, Susanna Birdsong
Informed Consent: A Right without a Remedy Examined through the Lens of Maternity Care, Kristen Ann Curran
Legislating Inclusion, Lia Epperson
Answer me or go to Jail: Why Court Ordered Polygraph Testing to Treat Probationers Violated the Fifth Amendment, Ashley J. Fausset
Made In America: A Comparative Analysis Of Copyright Law Protections For Fashion Design In Asia And The United States, Alexandra Mackey
Is Judge Rakoff Asking for Too Much - The New Standard for Consent Judgment Settlements with the SEC, Amanda S. Naoufal
Forward-Looking Improvements to Licensing the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors, Arjun Prasad
A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit's Fractured 'Myriad' Ruling, Lessons to Be Learned, and the Way Forward, Jonathan Stroud
Politicizing Patents - Patenting Biotechnology in the Wake of Section 33, Prometheus, and CLS Bank, Jonathan R. K. Stroud
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change: Authority and Responsibility for Federal Agencies to End Grazing on Public Lands, Marya Torrez
Public Health vs. Privacy: Rebalancing the Government Interest in Involuntary Partner-Notification Following Advancements in HIV Treatment, Leah H. Wissow
Draconian Discrimination: One Man's Battle with U.S. Immigration Law for Fairness, Justice, and American Citizenship, Rachel Zoghlin
Submissions from 2011
An Idea of American Indian Land Justice: Examining Native Land Liberation in the New Progressive Era, Richael Faithful
An American Crisis: Proprietary Schools and National Student Debt, Charles Pollack
Reaching Beyond the State: Judicial Independence, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Accountability in Guatemala, Edward H. Warner and Davis Jeffery
Submissions from 2010
AT&T v. Hulteen: The Ghost of the Supreme Court on Pregnancy Discrimination and Pay Equality for Women’s Pension Benefits in America, Walakewon Blegay
Reexamining Models of Disability and Applying Rationality, Morality, and Ethics to Support Disability Rights in Context of Genetics, Gary C. Norman
TRIPS and Human Rights: The Case of India, Subramanya Sirish Tamvada
The Post-Medellin Case for Legislative Standing, James A. Turner
Money, Meet Mouth: The Era of Regulation and Prescription Drug Importation/Reimportation, Aaron Wong
Submissions from 2009
Breathing New Life into Old Technological Infrastructure: Broadband Internet as a Means of Jump-Starting the Economy and Connecting the Country, Elizabeth Chernow