Volume 43, Issue 2
June 2022
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A Timeshare By Any Other Name: Fractional Homeownership and the Challenges and Effects of Commodified Single-Family Homes
At a contentious town council meeting in Breckenridge, Colorado—after five hours of public comments overwhelmingly against the measure—the council voted unanimously to cap short-term rental licenses at 2,200. The regulation slashed around 275 units from the market, in a move that upset hundreds of property owners in the area—many concerned about their livelihood. The move…
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Energy Grid Decarbonization: A Tale of Resistance and Compliance in Florida
On January 27th, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order calling for the United States energy sector to be carbon-pollution free by 2035. For its part, the energy sector has not challenged the prospect of being carbon-pollution free. In fact, many utilities and municipalities had already committed to decarbonization prior to Biden’s executive order. Instead,…
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Practical Solutions for Police Executives to Reduce the Likelihood of Disciplinary Action Being Overturned Through Arbitration
Without a doubt, technology and the ease of access to information have placed heavier scrutiny on law enforcement than ever before. Browse just about any media outlet, and one will find headlines about defunding the police, calls for police reform, and allegations of police misconduct. Public interest in police effectiveness and the adequacy of police…
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Problematic Private Immigration Detention Centers and the Lack of ICE Oversight
In 2011, Raul Ernesto Morales-Ramos of El Salvador was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He was placed in the Theo Lacy Facility, operated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and then transferred to Adelanto Detention Facility, a private detention center operated by GEO Group. Both facilities had contracts with ICE. In 2015, Morales-Ramos…
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Minnesota’s Children: The True Cost of Minnesota’s Lead Problem
In 2021, Congress passed the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $15 billion towards the elimination of lead service lines and the expansion of clean drinking water access. Current estimates show that up to 10 million…
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American Motherhood – A Taking
Pro-choice activists defending the ability of a woman to choose to have an abortion or carry a pregnancy to term have relied primarily on the argument that women have a constitutionally granted right of privacy upon which the government should not intrude. The broad right of privacy is not specifically articulated within the Constitution but…
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CSEC Treatment Courts: An Opportunity for Positive, Trauma-Informed, and Therapeutic Systems Responses in Family and Juvenile Courts
Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry annually worldwide, with at least $99 billion in profits in commercial and sexual exploitation alone. An estimated 70% of women involved in prostitution are first exploited under the age of eighteen, and estimates put the average age of entry into exploitation between eleven and fourteen. At least one-third…