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    What is the Meaning of “In Common Use?”: Supreme Court to Decide Whether AR-15s Are Protected by the Second Amendment

    September 30, 2026By Maxwell Gregg

    The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states, in full, that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”[i]  While this language has been a contentious source of debate and scrutiny,[ii] the interpretation of the […]

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    The Right to Bear Arms—or the Right to Say No? Hawaii’s Act 52 and the Limits of State Regulations of Firearms

    April 8, 2026By April Sanchez

    The Second Amendment consistently produces significant tension across a range of personal and societal relationships. Debate persists over whether firearm regulations should be tightened or loosened, and which approach can best achieve an appropriate balance between competing interests. However, this tension does not only exist at this most innate level. It also arises between states […]

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    AI As Author? The Government Tells SCOTUS “No”

    March 2, 2026By Hayley Grabowski

    With just a few words entered into ChatGPT, a painting can materialize, raising the question of whether artificial intelligence (“AI”) is the author or merely a tool. In March of 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia answered that an author must be human.[i]  The holding arose in Thaler v. Perlmutter, […]

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    Frozen Justice: Are ICE Procedures Breaking the Law?

    February 9, 2026By Ciara Maytan

    Minneapolis sits at the center of a growing constitutional tension between federal immigration enforcement and state criminal procedure following the shooting of Renee Good (“Good”). As local enforcement increasingly cooperates with federal immigration authorities, the line between civil immigration removal and criminal punishment has become blurred, raising concerns about the Fourth Amendment.[i] The Fourth Amendment […]

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