Many might think that gender-related issues in the legal profession are resolving, given that the gap between female and male attorneys has diminished over time—3% of attorneys were female in 1970, 8% in 1980, 20% in 1991 . . .
Part 1 of this article described the current state of female attorneys in the legal profession by examining five distinct challenges: compensation, promotion, sexist work environments, work-life balance and flexibility, and mentorship and sponsorship. This Part turns to practical steps toward achieving equity for female attorneys at both the individual and institutional levels . . .
On February 19, 2026, the former President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, was found guilty of leading a rebellion for improperly mobilizing military and police forces and sentenced to life in prison. Specifically, Yoon imposed martial law . . .
A high-profile case is one that “attracts enough media or public attention that the court must or should make significant alterations to ordinary court procedures to manage it.” Classic examples include the cases of O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony, Ted Bundy . . .
On January 18, 2026, protestors and journalists entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota during the service led by a pastor who also is an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officer. Journalists, like Don Lemon and Georgia Fort . . .
In Illinois v. Wardlow, the Supreme Court determined that presence in a “high-crime” area is a permissible factor when weighing whether an investigative stop, or “Terry Stop,” is constitutional under the Fourth Amendment. However, in practice this factor functions less as a neutral policing tool and more as a pretext for stereotyping individuals . . .
An estimated 70 percent of adults in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives, across all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. In practical terms, this means that three out of every four clients have experienced trauma . . .
Over the past decade, there has been an alarming 893% surge in antisemitic incidents across the United States. This dramatic rise begs the question—why? Before exploring the cause of this recent escalation in antisemitic hate crimes in the United States, it is important to first understand the history of antisemitism in the United States and how hate crimes . . .
The very concept of jury composition requires that a jury’s members represent “a fair cross section” of the population. This requirement recognizes that a diverse population needs to be replicated in juries deciding . . .
Every year, over 1.4 million children in K-12 schools throughout the U.S. are suspended or expelled. Schools no longer reserve suspension and expulsion as punishment only for violent or criminal conduct. Even truancy . . .
Ohio incarcerates 621 per 100,000 people—an incarceration rate that exceeds the national average and continues to rise. One cause that has been cited is the state’s implementation of pretrial detention policies, which has resulted . . .
Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty, while the remaining states have enacted secrecy laws surrounding those involved in the executions. These secrecy laws are meant to protect the identities of those involved in the execution of a death row inmate . . .
Prior to his re-election, President Trump made several promises regarding his administration’s ambitions for addressing immigration. Many of these promises seemed to focus on undocumented immigrants who commit criminal acts, with President Trump stating . . .
While the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from denying its citizens the right to vote on the basis of protected traits (e.g., race, sex, age if over eighteen), it does not guarantee suffrage for anyone, and states are free to restrict voting on the basis of a number of other characteristics, including felony status . . .
Ever since he first sauntered onto the silver screen in 1981, Indiana Jones has been an icon of American culture. Harrison Ford’s fictional archaeologist seems about as far removed from the study of law . . .
On December 22, 2024, Texas Rangers were investigating a fatal police pursuit of a fleeing pickup truck driver in Killeen, Texas. The chase began late Saturday, December 21, in response to a call about an erratic driver in a black pickup . . .
The opioid epidemic has gripped communities across the United States, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Ohio, at the epicenter of this crisis, has witnessed thousands of lives lost . . .
Since the early 2010s, there have been massive strides in both the development and commercialization of Virtual Reality (“VR”) technologies. VR involves the “use of computer modeling and simulation that enables a person . . .
Perhaps no museum is more famous – or more controversial – than the British Museum. And within the galleries of the British Museum, there is no exhibit more contested than the Elgin Marbles. The Elgin Marbles are a collection of marble fragments . . .
On December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in Manhattan by Luigi Mangione. Following a statewide search and searches of nearby states, Mangione was arrested . . .
Generative AI is becoming ingrained in every aspect of our lives, including our criminal justice system. AI applications in the criminal justice system . . .
Approximately 1.2 million people are currently incarcerated in the United States. 11.3% of those prisoners are at least fifty-five years old, which is an increase . . .
All members of the United States Armed Forces are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (“UCMJ”).1 In the event that a servicemember transgresses the tenants of the UCMJ . . .
The year was 1155 BCE, and Ramesses III, the last great pharaoh, had been murdered. Tiye, one of the king’s secondary wives, had conspired with Pebekkamen, Chief of the Chamber, and royal butler Mesedesure to kill the pharaoh. In the ensuing chaos, a military uprising would take the capital and place her son, Pentewere, on the throne. The immediate aftermath of Ramesses III’s death is unclear, but the coup ultimately failed. It was Ramesses IV, not . . .
Cash bail, a system that allows those awaiting trial to secure a temporary release from custody by paying a monetary amount, has been a topic of heated debate in recent years. The tragic death of Kalief Browder, who was arrested at the age of sixteen . . .
A signed Matisse painting. A 17th century oil landscape. A stone lion from the gates of Babylon. A beaver headdress from the Haida tribe of the Pacific Northwest. A fossilized alligator skull. These are just five of the thousands of entries in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Stolen Art File. Almost as much a gallery as it is a memorial, this database is filled with the . . .
George Santayana once wrote that; “Only the dead have seen the end of war”. Tragically, Santayana was perhaps a bit optimistic. While it is true that the largest tragedies of conflict are always visited upon the living, it is not just the living that suffer. The destruction of history as part of war has been seen throughout the twenty-first century, whether it be purposeful detonation like Palmyra, opportunistic looting like the sack of the Baghdad Museum in 2003, or usage by combatants in war like . . .
The Espionage Act of 1917 was enacted against the backdrop of World War I. President Woodrow Wilson advocated for the bill, asserting that the government needed to enact legislation to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of information related to national defense. The Espionage Act (“the Act”) was later broadened to allow the government to stifle dissenting opinions. The Act has since been used to prosecute military and government members when they leak classified information. However, until now, the government has decided not to levy charges against . . .
The landscape of marijuana legalization in the United States has undergone significant transformation in recent years. As more states embrace the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana, public safety concerns surrounding impaired driving have come to the forefront. Ohio’s recent legalization of marijuana has presented a critical challenge: ensuring accurate detection of impaired driving while upholding the rights of defendants. Given that marijuana impairment lacks a technological equivalent to alcohol’s breathalyzer, it is imperative for Ohio to learn from the experiences of states . . .
On September 3, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. This high-profile state visit occurred during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and amidst the active arrest warrant against Putin, issued by the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) on March 17, 2023. The ICC . . .
The South China Sea is one of the most contested waterways in the world, with major Southeast Asian countries like China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam all claiming part of the vital trade sea. China currently claims almost all of the South China Sea, despite a recent tribunal ruling from The Hague holding otherwise. The Philippines . . .
On September 1, 2024, a law reversing the first effort by an American state to decriminalize hard drugs took effect. Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110 in November 2020, which legalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, and other controlled substances. However, Oregon’s state legislature recriminalized hard drugs in March 2024. Oregon experienced high rates of public substance use and overdoses, and the state’s decriminalization effort was ultimately deemed . . .
On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez called 911 to report the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Originally believed to be a mob hit, Lyle and Erik were later convicted of the first-degree murder of the parents in a highly sensationalized series of trials. While the brothers claimed that the murders were in self-defense because of their parents’ abuse, the prosecutors’ arguments that the murders were motivated by money ultimately prevailed in the court of public opinion at the time. However . . .
People with disabilities are more likely to come into contact with almost every stage of the criminal justice system, from arrest to incarceration. Students with disabilities are four times as likely to be arrested in elementary school. Given this, it is not shocking that about 40% of people incarcerated in state prisons have a disability. Cognitive abilities like Autism Spectrum Disorder (“ASD”) are especially overrepresented in prisons. People with ASD . . .
Workplace respirator masks are normally used to protect workers from harmful dust and vapors in industrial applications. This year, one respirator mask was instead shipped to the Alabama Department of Corrections, modified with plastic tubing, and used to execute death row resident Kenneth Smith. This execution method pioneered by Alabama, known as “nitrogen hypoxia,” has also been authorized for use in executions in Mississippi and Oklahoma. State legislators have introduced a bill to make Ohio the fourth state to join the new trend....
Donald Trump’s presidency presented a plethora of novel questions on the constitutionality of many of his actions. In the aftermath of the Trump presidency, and the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol, a potential prosecution of Donald Trump seemed possible, if not likely. Would, and could, a former president of the United States be prosecuted? For two years, it seemed like this question might be only hypothetical. Then, on April 4, 2023, former President Trump was indicted on 34 felony charges by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.1 While historic, the indictments focused on Trump’s actions before being elected related to hush money payments.2 Then, on June 8, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Trump on 37 charges relating to keeping documents after leaving office...