Killer’s Code – Familial DNA Searches Through Third-Party Databases under Carpenter Introduction A man terrorizes an entire state for years, raping and murdering innocent victims in the dead of night.[1] Investigators fail to find him, and he seemingly disappears for decades.[2] DNA evidence of the suspect obtained at a crime scene produces no viable leads when searched through existing government databases.[3] The killer is free and anonymous. But years after the crimes have been committed and the leads have all… Read More

The Right to Stay – The Suspension Clause, Constitutional Avoidance, and Federal District Court Jurisdiction to Grant Stays of Removal Despite 8 U.S.C. . § 1252(G) Introduction Patrice Compere, a Haitian national, came to the United States with his family at two years old.[1] Fleeing Haiti, he and his family were allowed to remain in the United States on humanitarian parole.[2] But Mr. Compere was eventually thrust into deportation proceedings on the basis of minor drug-related offenses, and he was… Read More

Katz in the Cradle – The Second Justice Harlan and Reasonable Expectations of Privacy in Electronic Transactional Information “Since it is the task of the law to form and project, as well as mirror and reflect, we should not, as judges, merely recite the expectations and risks without examining the desirability of saddling them upon society.”[1] Introduction On June 22, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court in Carpenter v. United States held that the Fourth Amendment[2] requires the government to obtain… Read More

This Note discusses the application of Title VII’s disparate impact doctrine to employment discrimination caused by exclusive networking. It argues that courts should recognize networking as an actionable “particular employment practice” that may cause an unlawful disparate impact in hiring.