The newfound freedom of states to legalize sports betting following the demise of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018 has led to rapid growth of the sports betting market. In an attempt to further capitalize on the appetite for sports wagering, states and sportsbooks have recently started to expand their offerings by opening betting lines on entertainment award shows. This move, paired with WWE’s recent interest in entering the market, has raised concerns that predetermined events are… Read More

In late 2021, President Biden relied on the Procurement Act to sign an Executive Order effectively requiring every employee of any private company that contracts with the federal government to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. While the mandate was ultimately rescinded less than two years later, it produced four inconsistent federal circuit court opinions that together expose the problems with existing judicial frameworks for analyzing executive authority under the Procurement Act. This Note explores the growth of the federal procurement… Read More

The use of investigative genetic genealogy (“IGG”) as a basis for arresting suspects in complex and dormant investigations is raising serious concerns about whether the due process rights of criminal defendants in these cases are being violated. This Note provides a comprehensive look at the role of this groundbreaking, yet little-understood technology in criminal prosecutions. Technological advances have historically necessitated that courts expand and reinterpret legal principles. As a novel derivative of traditional DNA testing, this Note argues IGG should… Read More

Introduction Adoption is said to be “forever”—longing parents fulfill their dream of parenthood and children get a “forever family.” While the legal system intends for adoptive parent-child relationships to be permanent, a happily-ever-after ending is elusive when adoptions are enabled to fail. In the United States, each state can set its own standard for when courts may grant a request to dissolve an adoption, as well as time limits within which a parent may ask the court to vacate the… Read More