Read Full Article (PDF) Although there is a Federal Constitution, of which we are all familiar, there are also 50 separately crafted state constitutions designed to respond to the unique circumstances of the territories they govern. These state constitutions contain...
Read Full Article (PDF) Legal academia's system of utilizing student-run journals for publication has its downsides. Professors and students both have shared frustrations in the editing process. While editorial processes differ by journal, often there are issues with...
Read Full Article (PDF) Caleb C. Briggs * * J.D., 2024, University of Richmond School of Law; B.A., 2020, University of Virginia.
Read Full Article (PDF) The wheels of justice move slowly. There is usually a significant lapse of time between the underlying factual events prompting a dispute, the filing of a lawsuit, and an ultimate judgment. During this significant temporal lag, it is not...
Read Full Article (PDF) As the only agency charged with enforcing the Immigration Reform and Control Act’s antidiscrimination provisions, the Immigrant and Employee Rights (“IER”) section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division plays an important role in...
Read Full Article (PDF) Americans are infatuated with the stock markets, and today’s stock markets are dominated by a small number of large institutions that manage enormous amounts of money. Those two facts are paradoxical given the history of stock markets in the...
Read Full Article (PDF) With a specific focus on DSH hospitals, this Comment proposes that Congress amend the statutory provisions governing the 340B Program to require covered entities to reinvest 340B funds in improving the quality and accessibility of health care...
Read Full Article (PDF) This Comment examines the history, structure, and unintended consequences of the Bed of Last Resort law by tracking its development and how it currently operates within Virginia’s broader mental health system. This Comment also evaluates the...
Read Full Article (PDF) The University of Richmond Law Review is proud to present its ninth annual issue of online scholarship. For the past nine years, the University of Richmond Law Review Online has been dedicated to publishing a diverse range of scholarly works in...
Read Full Article (PDF) Copyright fair use is a broad, statutory doctrine that permits fair use of any type of copyrighted work. But the fair use defense is virtually nonexistent in copyright infringement cases involving musical compositions, such as the famous...
Read Full Article (PDF) This Comment considers fragrance products’ eligibility for copyright protection and argues that U.S. copyright law, as it currently stands, is capable of being extended to protect perfume as a copyrightable creative expression in a way not yet...
Read Full Article (PDF) The University of Richmond Law Review is honored to present its Volume 58 Symposium issue, Vestiges of the Confederacy: Reckoning with the Legacy of the South. Each year, the Law Review hosts a symposium for professors, students, scholars, and...