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Among the key characteristics of democratic governance are opportunities for meaningful public participation, transparency, and adherence to the rule of law, including reasoned and substantiated decision-making. These characteristics are particularly…
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The Thirteenth Amendment as Basis for Racial Truth & Reconciliation
[This is] a country whose existence was predicated on the torture of black fathers, on the rape of black mothers, on the sale of black children. . . . Having…
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Taming America’s Sugar Rush: A Traffic-Light Label Approach
Excess added sugar negatively impacts health and can lead to a litany of problems, such as diet-related chronic diseases, e.g., diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and obesity, costing Americans millions in…
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The Harmonization Myth in International Intellectual Property Law
There is a dominant narrative in international intellectual property (“IP”) law of ever-increasing harmonization. This narrative has been deployed in ways descriptive, prescriptive, and instrumental: approximating the historical trend, providing justification, and…
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Finding Fonua: Disappearing Pacific Island Nations, Sea Level Rise, and Cultural Rights
For many Pacific Islands, complete territorial loss due to sea level rise is not a question of if but when. Despite the urgency of the issue, however, legal discourse and…
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“Every Rhyme I Write”: Rap Music as Evidence in Criminal Trials
In 1991, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the conviction of Derek Foster, whose prosecution was based in part on rap lyrics he wrote referencing drugs…
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