by Timothy Sandefur
Most state constitutions include provisions forbidding the state or local governments from subsidizing private entities with public resources. These provisions were fashioned in the nineteenth century in the wake of financial disasters brought on by government investment in businesses such as railroads.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 299
by Michael P. Harvey-Broughton II
The Socratic method—known to many first-year law students as “cold calling”—plays a significant role in the modern law school experience. The method is intertwined with the academic foundations of American legal education, and proponents champion its ability to teach students how to “think like a lawyer.” However, this comes at a cost.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 359
by Ayushi Kokroo
In 2000, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protections Act. Since then, all fifty states have enacted anti-trafficking legislation to assist in the fight to eradicate the highly dangerous, clandestine crime of human trafficking. While the media portrays human trafficking in a certain light, these depictions actually make it more difficult for the general public, law enforcement, and victims themselves to identify human trafficking.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 403
by Corrie Mitchell
Poverty has long been known to negatively impact student educational outcomes, notably leading to lower math and literacy scores, graduation rates, and cognitive and physical development. While tackling educational deficiencies has primarily fallen under the purview of the states, the federal government could play an important role in addressing the nationwide educational disparities linked to poverty status. Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act exists to address these inequalities, though it is largely ineffective as written.
16 Drexel L. Rev. 459