Articles:

Conservatorship, Capacity, and Crystal Balls
- Ralph C. Brashier – Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law, The University of Memphis
- This Article examines “crystal ball” pronouncements (i.e. statutes and judicial orders that prospectively deprive a conservatee of will-making ability, regardless of the conservatee’s actual testamentary capacity at the time of will execution) and demonstrates that such statutes and orders are inconsistent with modern conservatorship reforms.
The Survival of Nonmarital Relationship Statuses in the Same-Sex Marriage Era: A Proposal
- Jessica R. Feinberg – Associate Professor, Mercer University School of Law
- This Article examines the same-sex marriage movement and current societal attitudes towards marriage and proposes that “it is time for the United States to follow the lead of other countries in creating an effective and comprehensive system of adult relationship recognition that does not depend solely upon marriage.”

Lecture:

The Harold E. Kohn Lecture – Regular (Judicial) Order as Equity: The Enduring Value of the Distinct Judicial Role
- Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr. – Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court.
- This lecture addresses “judging itself, and the importance of judicial discipline to a well regulated, republican democracy.”

Book Review:

“Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax”
- Reviewed by Jay A. Soled
- Professor Soled critiques the “central premise that the tax return preparation process weaves taxpayers into the fabric of civilized society,” offering examples from technological advancement to Congressional tax tinkering.

Comments:

Locked Out: How the Disproportionate Criminalization of Trans People Thwarts Equal Access to Federally Subsidized Housing
- Dina Kopansky, J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
- This Comment raises the alarm for low-income trans people, who must navigate the coexistence of a “One-Strike policy” for past criminal conduct and HUD’s Equal Access Rule to obtain subsidized housing…
From Interstate to Interstellar Commerce: Incorporating the Private Sector into International Aerospace Law
- Kyle A. Jacobsen, J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
- This Comment argues that the interests of private actors should be incorporated into an amended body of international aerospace law, one that encourages capable entities—whether public or private—to engage in spacefaring missions for economic gain.
Intercollegiate Concussions: What the NCAA Can Do to Ease the Pain from an Inevitable Headache
- Ashley J. Adams, J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2015
- This Comment addresses the need for the NCAA to take a proactive approach to concussion litigation. In doing so, the NCAA should create a fund that is modeled after the court-established trust funds that stemmed from asbestos exposure litigation and the governmentally established Agent Orange Settlement Fund…

* Brynn C. Chafin, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2024. Introduction On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term as President of the United States of America.[1] Although his administration has and will continue to affect all parts of American life, it will impact the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act […]

By Fiona Burke, Temple Law Review Volume 96 Staff Editor Liberals have, as exit polls and Bernie Sanders point out, largely lost the working class and, in fact, most of America. There are many reasons for this, all of which have been dissected and analyzed ad nauseum in the past few weeks and likely will be for even years. One such […]

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