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Written by Brianna M. Ferrante Massachusetts Federal District Court Judge Allison Burroughs has recently upheld Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process in a five-year long challenge from Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”). SFFA represented a...
Written by Michael Stoianoff On September 4, 2019, U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia held that a terrorism watchlist maintained by several government agencies violates the constitutional rights...
Written by Sean Ferrito The Outbreak In 2000, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles, a highly contagious infectious disease, eliminated. This came after decades of national vaccination efforts....
We are proud to announce that 3L and Associate Member Katie Hyma will be published this spring! Her Note will be published in Book 1 of Syracuse Law Review. Publication: Syracuse Law Review, Volume...
We are proud to announce that 3L and Lead Articles Editor Amy Johnson will be published this spring! Her Note will be featured Syracuse Law Review. Publication: Syracuse Law Review, Volume 69, Book 2...
Written By Erika Hooker On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Syngenta agreed to settle one of the largest legal battles in the company’s 17-year history. Background Syngenta is a Swiss-based agribusiness, with customers across...
Written By Nicole Macris BACKGROUND During the 2016 Presidential Election, an unidentified hacker broke into the Democratic National Convention’s database and stole more than one 100 accounts of donors, staffers, and supporters alike....
Written by: Conor Tallet On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order No. 13769, commonly known as the “travel ban.” When the Ninth Circuit blocked it, President Trump issued a “revised travel...
As it currently stands, the text of FRCP 26(b)(1) states the following: “Parties may obtain discovery regarding any non-privileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense, including the existence, description, nature,...
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The issue decided in the case is whether a notice of mechanic’s lien can be amended nunc pro tunc to reflect the name of the true owner of the property or whether the misnomer...