Content Posted in 2024
2024 LSU Law Commencement Program, LSU Law
Back to the Drawing Board: A Recap of the 2023 Legislative Amendments to Article 966 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Taylor E. Brett
Control, Alt, Delete: Understanding the Implications of Courts’ Current Interpretation of 17 U.S.C. § 1202(b), Tess Layton
COVID’s Catch-22: Louisiana’s State v. Spell Demonstrates the Difficulty States Face When Implementing Public Health Policies, Nicolas Cotten
Curing the Federal Infection: Restoring Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 1915 to its Louisiana Form, Haley Baker
Determining Constitutional Extraterritoriality, Alan Mygatt-Tauber
Disparities in Sentencing: Creating a “Benchcard” on Brain Development to Incorporate Neuroscience Research, Stevie Leahy
Do We Have to Litigate Title? An Analysis of the State of Louisiana’s Legal Authority to Resolve Title Disputes Arising from Conflicting Mineral Claims Short of Title Trials that Risk the Loss of Public Trust Resources, James Anderson; Ryan M. Seidemann; and Warren B. Bates, Jr.
Equity and Inclusion as Unifying Principles, Alena M. Allen
ESG: Moving the Equilibrium or Moving the Goalposts?, Martin Edwards
Expanding Compassionate Release: A Solution to Louisiana’s Large and Aging Prison Populace, Thomas Arceneaux
Fail(ed) To Deliver: Naked Short Selling & The Erosion of Shareholder Democracy, Max Nedanovich
February 2024 Louisiana Bar Exam, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions
Flushing Away Ambiguity: Establishing a Standard for the Flushability of Pre-Moistened Nonwoven Wipes, Patrick Van Burkleo
From CSR and TBL to ESG and the SDGs: Roots from Resistance to Regularization, Becky L. Jacobs
From Missouri to Angola (Prison): The Need for Increased Protections for Incarcerated Juveniles under Federal Law, Hunter Nasato
Fundamental Rights and Private Prisons after Dobbs: Shifting Sands and Opportunities, Robert Craig
How a Correct Reading of Louisiana’s Comparative Fault Articles Will Spell Disaster for Louisiana Employers, Evan Pierce Gaudet
How to Make $1 Million in 30 Seconds or Less: The Need for Regulations on Finfluencers, Tamra Manfredo
Implied Duties Under Oil and Gas Leases in Texas and Louisiana, Keith B. Hall
Is the SEC Proposing a “Loaded-Question” Climate-Change Disclosure Rule?, John P. Anderson
It’s Going to be a Bumpy Ride, Especially in Louisiana: Why Louisiana Needs to Rethink its Funding for Road Maintenance and Development, Nathan Bromley
Judicial Fidelity, Caprice L. Roberts
Justice Kagan’s Political Process Dissent Evolution, Joseph N. Sotile
Louisiana Law of Contracts and Quasi-Contracts: A Précis, Alain A. Levasseur and Nikolaos A. Davrados
Louisiana Law of Obligations in General: A Précis, Alain A. Levasseur and Nikolaos A. Davrados
Mail Matters: Posting in the “Oil Patch”, Patrick S. Ottinger
Missing The Mark: Evaluating Reality Television’s Controversial Relationship with Policing in the United States, Kailee Lloyd
More Than a Year: The Need to Extend the Civil Statute of Limitations for Sex Crimes Cases in Louisiana, Julia Aucoin
No.54 - March 2024, Center of Civil Law Studies
Ownership of Submerged Land on the Louisiana Coast: Resolving the Dual-Claimed Land Dilemma, John A. Lovett
Platonic Justice: Giving Prisoners Their Due, Gaven DeVillier
Positive Dignity and the Universality of Self-Fulfillment Rights, Pok Yin S. Chow
Private Policy: The Role of Private Remedies in Protecting Public Interest in Civil Law Jurisdictions, Meera U. Sossamon
Public Accommodations Laws, Free Speech Challenges, and Limiting Principles in the Wake of 303 Creative, Michael L. Smith
Reasonably Accommodating Employment Discrimination Law, William Corbett
Sales Free and Clear of an Intellectual Property Licensee's Interests in Bankruptcy -- Looking to In Re Tempnology for Guidance, Summer Chandler
Setting the Record Straight: An Analysis of the Administrative Procedure Act’s “Record Rule” in Harrison County, Mississippi v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Levin B. Pinho Jr.
Solving Louisiana’s Identity Crisis: Requiring Judicial Approval of Minors’ NIL Contracts, Taylor Roos
Sparking a Revolution or Blowing Smoke: Feasibility of Undergrounding Transmission Lines in Response to Recent Wildfires and the Push Toward Resilient Renewable Energy, Zachary D. Berryman
Stay in Your Lane! Law, Politics, and the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal, David Rosenfeld
Stranded Costs and Double Standards: The Case Against ABRUPT Changes to Net Metering Programs, Emily Doerfler and Cameron Toering
The Adequacy of Filter Team Protocols to Protect Evidentiary Privileges During the Pretrial Stage, Edward J. Imwinkelried
The Case for Waivable Employee Rights: A Contrarian View, William Corbett
The Case in Favor of Waivable Employee Rights: A Contrarian View, William Corbett
The Ever-Changing Face of the Family in the Mirror of Law: A Comparative Study, Sandi S. Varnado
The “Foreseeable Risk” of Chilling Dissent: Proposing First Amendment Limitations on the Scope of Negligent Protest Liability, Megan A. Broussard
The Good is the Enemy of the Great: How America’s Anti-Trafficking Legislation Should be Reevaluated to Reach its Full Potential, Foster Willie
The Good, the Bad and the Crude: An Analysis of Trafigura v. United States and the Per-Barrel Crude Oil Export Tax, Adam Guarisco
The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Energy Justice and Green Energy Development in Indian Country, John Beaty
The Innocence Standard: Supreme Court Nominees and Sexual Misconduct, Lisa Avalos
The Lost Ark of a Social Covenant: Progressing M&A Social Covenants from Moral Commitments to Binding Agreements, Tyler J. LeBlanc
The Materiality of ESG Information: Why It May Matter, Joan MacLeod Heminway
The Medical/Legal/Human Disconnect in Cure Cases: A Proposal for Reform, Thomas C. Galligan Jr.
The Once and Future Clean Air Act: Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on EPA's Regulatory Authority, Nicholas Bryner
The Partus Effect: An Inquiry into Inherited Incarceration in the Modern Prison System, Holly Tubbs
The Potential for Conflicts Between CCS Projects and Mineral Extraction, Joseph A. Schremmer
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions (and Master Settlement Agreements): Alternatives to Climate Litigation Informed by Cautionary Tales of Tobacco and Opioid, Natalie Marionneaux
The Roundup Debate: Why the Supreme Court Should Rule that FIFRA Does Not Preempt Failure to Warn Claims and Recommendations for the EPA, Isabella Eakins
The Wild West of the Coast: The Need to Regulate Louisiana’s Gulf Menhaden Fishery, Camille Webre
The Wild West of the RIN Market: An Environmental Law Exploited as a Financial Tool, Tyler Gray, Hunter Chauvin, and Andrew Hughes
Under Pressure, Facing the Rising Tide: The Legal and Humanitarian Crisis of Flood Prone Coastal Property, Ariana Levi