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Brandie Burris, Volume 105 Staff Member and Incoming EIC for Volume 106 INTRODUCTION             Although elected officials and community leaders regularly celebrate Minnesota’s recognition as a leader in public education,[1] these awards and statements hide the true picture.[2] In reality, Minnesota’s public schools, even in “progressive” Minneapolis, continually fail Black, Brown, and Indigenous children.[3] Too…

By: Annika Beck, Volume 105 Staff Member The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a variety of antisocial behaviors, from profiteers filling warehouses with disinfectants[1] to tenants demanding sexual favors from clients who are behind on rent.[2] Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available for those at highest risk of infection, one more antisocial behavior must be added…

By: Cole Benson, Volume 105 staff member The case of United States v. Mobley was decided by the Tenth Circuit on August 21, 2020.[1] Mobley held that defendant parents who are found guilty for international kidnapping are not liable for restitution under 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(b)(4) when the other parents incur attorney’s fees in their…

By: Casey Epstein, Vol. 105 Note & Comment Editor INTRODUCTION             Throughout January and into February, online traders frantically purchased GameStop stock, driving the down-on-its-luck company’s stocks into the stratosphere.[1] The GameStop investors—primarily small-scale Reddit users—have openly colluded against large hedge funds with short positions against GameStop.[2] The result: Many large hedge funds have lost…

By: Lee Silberberg, Vol. 105 Staffer  The FTC has broad authority under § 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act to protect consumers from, “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce[.]”[1] Under this grant of power, the FTC has the broad power to enforce against deceptive acts in a variety of fora…

By: Frances Daniels, Volume 105 Staff Member  INTRODUCTION The year 2020 has brought an unprecedented level of stress into the life of the average U.S. citizen;[1] a global pandemic, a highly polarized political election, civil unrest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, and economic instability are just a few of the issues…

By: Eura Chang, Volume 105 Staff Member On June 1, 2020, people across the nation took to the streets to protest the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and police brutality.[1] That same day, the Columbus Police Department (CPD), located in Ohio, posted a photo of a painted bus and a…

By: Emilie Erickson, Volume 105 Staff Member Although former-President Obama revolutionized using social media for political mobilization,[1] President Trump’s use evolved Twitter into a real political tool “fully integrated . . . into the very fabric of his administration.”[2] From claiming voter fraud[3] to announcing key foreign policy[4], President Trump has done it all on…

By: Haille Laws, Volume 105 Staff Member  On August 23, 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted that “American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing . . . your companies [home] and making products in the USA.”[1] In an apparent effort to prove that the president had legal…