This Essay explores the aftermath of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 has served as an imperfect side constraint on majoritarian power. As Section 2 lies on its deathbed, this Essay ...

This Essay explores the aftermath of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 has served as an imperfect side constraint on majoritarian power. As Section 2 lies on its deathbed, this Essay ...

For over a century, the Yale Law Journal has been at the forefront of legal scholarship, sparking conversation and encouraging reflection among scholars and students, as well as practicing lawyers and ...

Modern presidents don’t just execute, they “adjudicate” — making fact-specific, high-stakes decisions about sanctions, enforcement, grants, and legal interpretations. As the Supreme Court empowers the ...

This essay is part of a collection The <I>Insular Cases</I> in Light of <I>Aurelius</I> Over 120 years after YLJ published its first piece on the Insular Cases, these cases appeared again before the ...

abstract. The access-to-justice gap is growing, affecting individuals with both civil and criminal needs in the United States. Though these challenges are multifaceted, procedural barriers in the U.S.

abstract. In its recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, the Supreme Court held that a defendant’s use of a plaintiff’s copyrighted work would be judged ...

On June 20, 1991, two police officers brought an African American man named Anthony Gray into custody for questioning related to the unsolved rape and murder of a woman in Calvert County, Maryland. 1 ...

abstract. The right of publicity protects persons against unauthorized uses of their identity, most typically their names, images, or voices. The right is in obvious tension with freedom of speech.