Volume 111 / Issue 7

Identical, Not Fraternal Twins: RLUIPA, RFRA, and Damages

The federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) and Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) are commonly labeled “twin” or “sister” statutes. Both reinstall a strict scrutiny regime for religious accommodations, and …

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Volume 111 / Issue 7

Rethinking Youth Privacy

Congress and state legislatures are showing renewed interest in youth privacy, proposing myriad new laws to address data extraction, addiction, manipulation, and more. Almost all of their proposals, and youth privacy law in general, follow what we …

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Volume 111 / Issue 7

Disfavored Supreme Court Precedent in the Lower Federal Courts

There has been significant debate in recent years about the stare decisis effect of Supreme Court decisions, prompted in large part by the overturning of Roe v. Wade and, more recently, by the overturning of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources …

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Volume 111

Void Judgments and “Reasonable Time”

Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes federal district courts, “[o]n motion and just terms,” to “relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for” certain specified reasons. Rule …

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Volume 111 / Issue 6

The President Told Me To: The Public Authority Defense in the Trump Era

After hundreds were charged in connection with the events of January 6, 2021, several defendants argued they were only doing what President Trump told them to. More specifically, they raised the public authority defense as articulated in the U.S. …

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Void Judgments and “Reasonable Time”

Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes federal district courts, “[o]n motion and just terms,” to “relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for” certain specified reasons. Rule …

By Ryan C. Williams
111 Va. L. Rev. Online 254

Neo-Brandeis Goes to Washington: A Provisional Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Antitrust Record

In early 2021, a new coterie of trustbusters came to Washington with the stated purpose of radically overhauling the antitrust status quo. The three central figures—Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Chair Lina Khan, Department of Justice (“DOJ”) …

By Daniel A. Crane
111 Va. L. Rev. Online 215

Fourth Amendment Trespass and Internet Search History

Browsing the internet is an everyday activity for many Americans. Law enforcement has capitalized on this reality by employing a novel investigative technique: reverse keyword search warrants. Keyword warrants allow investigators to obtain detailed …

By Alec J.H. Block & Joseph W. Paul
111 Va. L. Rev. Online 188
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