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The Patchwork Problem: Adopting the Indian EVM Model to Standardize American Election Infrastructure
Writer: Spurthi Reddy Article Editor: Geetika Kosuri Associate Editors: Dina Fakhar & Leona Rindle The United States currently operates under a hyper-decentralized electoral model, where the manner of voting is determined by a patchwork of over 8,000 local jurisdictions, leading to an environment that relies on private vendors, lacks uniform technical standards, and causes human…
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Florida’s Post-Parkland Gun Law and the Emerging Federal Divide on Age-Based Regulation
Writer: Reece Tibey Article Editor: Eleanor Mirgeaux Associate Editors: Madeline Swaine & Kelsie Fernandez I. Introduction Following the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, then-governor Rick Scott signed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (SB 7026) into law, which restricts 18-to-20-year-olds from purchasing rifles and shotguns. This law, otherwise known as a “blanket…
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Hair Deserts: How State Cosmetology Licensing Standards Marginalize Textured Hair
Writer: Alayja Dodd Article Editor: Sarah Bhalla I. Introduction As of 2025, only four states in the United States require cosmetology students to be trained in styling Black and textured hair as a prerequisite for licensure. Louisiana was the first state to do so. In November 2021, the Louisiana Board of Cosmetology revised its cosmetology…
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Copyright Law’s Blurred Lines in Music
Williams v. Gaye shows how music’s subjectivity complicates copyright law. Establishing a bright-line test for music-related copyright cases would help prevent wrongful infringement claims and protect artists’ creative freedom.
