Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

The Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy is thrilled to share our Volume 49 Board of Editors! Congratulations to all of our new members. We are looking forward to a great year with this accomplished group!

Congratulations to Volume 48, Articles Editor, Jesse Leon! Jesse won first prize in the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund's first-ever Law Student Second Amendment Research and Writing Competition. Jesse's submission categorized the 45 state constitution Second Amendment analogues and argues that state courts, when hearing cases brought under those provisions, should develop their own constitutional doctrine, and should not thoughtlessly import the Bruen test.

The Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy has published Volume 48, Book 3! In this Book, we feature six Articles written by Elizabeth Holtzman, Larry Spinelli, Stuart Gerson, James Flynn, Samuel Silver, and Professor Michael Risinger. We also feature five Comments written by our incredible members: Labiba Salim, London Jones, Gloria Bae, Hannah Nagy, and Christine Hoy. You can find Book 3 here: https://lnkd.in/daVVynsK

My Comment, “Lassoing Transformativeness: Taking Court-Approved Chaos and Grounding it in Congressional Order,” was published today in Volume 48, Issue 2, of the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy at Seton Hall Law. Since publishing my first novel, "Death, the Gardener," I have found learning about the evolving nature of copyright protections in our country to be, not only fascinating, but also exceptionally practical. I hope our laws continue to evolve to aid artists in their quest to express themselves and inspire others. I want to thank my academic advisors and all the journal editors involved; without them, this would not have been possible! My Comment is available here: https://lnkd.in/ezUw-6Yi

My Comment, Section 112(a) Strife at the Federal Circuit: A Call for Congressional Amendment to Save the Genus Claim and Preserve Patent Protection in the Biological Arts, was published in the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) describes what a patent’s specification must disclose to the public in return for patent protection. The following question remains disputed: how much disclosure does 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) require? Until recently, the statute required a patent’s specification to disclose a written description of the invention in a manner that enables a POSA to “make and use” the invention. Now, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s interpretation requires an inventor to demonstrate that he “possessed the full scope of the claimed invention,” including all “known and unknown” variations of each component of the invention. My Comment submits this interpretation is unworkable because it opposes 35 U.S.C. § 112(a), opposes Supreme Court jurisprudence, and jeopardizes innovation in the biological arts. Thank you, Frank Politano and Nia Kyritsis, for your time and attention to detail throughout the editing process. Thank you, Arthur Mann and Christian Platt, for bringing this issue to my attention.

I'm excited to share that my Comment, All In: Federal and State Governments Should Clarify Online Poker Regulation, is now published in Vol. 48, Issue 2, of the Seton Hall Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy! My Comment focuses on how the piecemeal, state-by-state approach, coupled with insufficient and outdated federal statutes, fails to adequately regulate the online poker space, and offers federal and state policy solutions. Thank you to to the Seton Hall Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy and to everyone who helped me with researching, writing, and editing my Comment. You can download the Comment here: https://lnkd.in/erqQE8Kt

My Comment, Addressing the Needs of Traumatized Youth: The Hard Reality of Teaching in the "Big Easy," focuses on how trauma impacts student educational outcomes in New Orleans and offers state and federal policy suggestions to remedy the situation. Thank you to everyone who helped me throughout the research and writing process and to the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy for making sure my footnotes were on point! You can download the Comment here: https://lnkd.in/e45eggW4

Machine learning continues to revolutionize industry in all its forms, but the law is a step behind in compensating for its unique nature. Read about one of the many areas of law that will require change in my newly published Comment, 'Algorithmic Harm and Design Defects: The Problem with Applying Design Defect Liability Standards to Machine Learning Products,' available in Volume 48:2 of the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy My Comment is available online at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dQm-vvx7

My Comment is a labor of love that I have been excited about since I chose the topic. I wanted to write about something personal and close to my heart. This Comment is about the Auraria neighborhood in my hometown of Denver, CO. Auraria, before becoming Auraria Campus, which now houses my alma mater, the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State University, and the Community College of Denver, was a bustling neighborhood. Before its condemnation, the Auraria neighborhood was home to over three hundred predominantly Hispanic families. These families, including my own, were forced to relocate so that the Auraria Campus could be built. Though I will not argue about the value this campus brings to Colorado, the broken promises made and the deceit these families experienced were wrong. Though in 2022, the Colorado Legislature passed legislation to recognize and codify the promise of free tuition to descendants of these relocated families in perpetuity, the legislation must go further to ensure past mistakes are not repeated. I hope you enjoy reading the full Comment here: https://lnkd.in/eh5defzq. Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.

The Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy has published Volume 48, Book 2! In this Book, we feature scholarship written by our incredible members: James R. VanCamp Jr., Daniel Dodaro, Joanna Sowa, Cecily Kemp, Andy Towriss, Vincent E. Molinari, Austin Melville, Peter Kizima IV, Justin Perez, and Taylor Perez. You can find Book 2 here: https://lnkd.in/daVVynsK