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Volume 71 (2018-2019)

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Symposium - 2018 - #MeToo

Sex Harassment Training Must Change: The Case for Legal Incentives for Transformative Education and Prevention

by  Susan Bisom-Rapp*  

Introduction Professors who study harassment are in demand by the media. As allegations unsettle Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and various state capitals, reporters covering the #MeToo movement seek academic perspectives on the problem. Those who call me often mention two articles I published over fifteen years ago, which questioned the embrace of sex harassment…

Volume 71 (2018-2019)

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Symposium - 2018 - #MeToo

The Masculinity Motivation

by  Ann C. McGinley*  

The first reports emerged in October 2017 in the New York Times and the New Yorker that dozens of women had accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual violence. Since then, hundreds of women and men have come forward to accuse famous men in entertainment, politics, and other industries. #MeToo emerged as an online movement…

Volume 71 (2018-2019)

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Symposium - 2018 - #MeToo

Open Statement on Sexual Harassment from Employment Discrimination Law Scholars

by  Vicki Schultz*  

For Law Professors Rachel Arnow-Richman, Ian Ayres, Susan Bisom-Rapp, Tristin Green, Rebecca Lee, Ann McGinley, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Nicole Porter, Vicki Schultz, and Brian Soucek Introduction We, the undersigned legal scholars and educators with expertise in employment discrimination law, seek to offer a new vision and agenda for eliminating sexual harassment and advancing workplace equality. We…

Volume 71 (2018-2019)

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Essay

Microsoft Ireland, the CLOUD Act, and International Lawmaking 2.0

by  Jennifer Daskal  

Introduction On March 23, President Trump signed the CLOUD Act, thereby mooting one of the most closely watched Supreme Court cases this term: the Microsoft Ireland case. This essay examines these extraordinary and fast-moving developments, explaining how the Act resolves the Supreme Court case and addresses the complicated questions of jurisdiction over data in the…

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Gun and Constitution

Essay

Defending an Under-21 Firearm Ban Under the Second Amendment Two Step

by  Amit Vora  

Introduction In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, more lawmakers may be willing to concede that 18-to-20-year-olds are ill suited to keep and bear firearms. Under current federal law, an 18-to-20-year-old may purchase a long gun from a federally licensed or unlicensed dealer, may purchase a handgun from an unlicensed dealer, and…

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