By: Sybil Sides, Vol. 24 Staff Writer What’s the 411? On October 7th, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case of Chiles v. Salazar. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor in Colorado, provides talk-therapy to minors and often uses her Christian faith in her practice. Chiles contends that many of her clients seek Christian-based counseling to quash unwanted sexual attractions and …
By: Rett Waggoner, Vol. 24 Staff Writer Perhaps the most enduring depiction of freedom of thought in modern popular culture comes from Peter Weir’s Dead Poets Society particularly its final scene. As the students listen to the fictitious Dr. J. Evans Pritchard’s guide to plotting a poem’s quality to reveal its merits, the dismissed Professor …
By: Charlotte Easley, Vol. 24 Staff Writer The Cost of Clicking The Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton marks a turning point in how states can regulate access to sexually explicit online content, upholding a Texas law that requires commercial websites to verify user age before engagement. Under Texas’s H.B. 1181, adult-content …
By: Carson Honeycutt, Vol. 23 Staff Writer Introduction In the wake of the June 2024 Supreme Court decision in Vidal v. Ester, the following is an analysis of the decision and what this means for trademark law in the future. Trump Too Small, Names Clause Too Constitutional This year, the Supreme Court held in Vidal v. Elster that …
By: Hailey Hudson, Vol. 23 Staff Writer Pageants have centered themselves around the principle of women empowerment, yet have been historically under-representative of all women, setting certain eligibility requirements for participants. Should pageants legally be required to include all women? Are their eligibility requirements, which create exclusivity to a certain set of women, disempowering non-eligible women and discriminatory? Or …
By: Joseph Marcucci, Vol. 23 Staff Writer A. The Court Upholds the Names Clause The Supreme Court in Vidal v. Elster upheld the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s refusal to register a federal trademark for the phrase “Trump Too Small.” The court held that the USPTO’s refusal was warranted under the Lanham Act, specifically, under the …
By: Maggie Caudle, Vol. 23 Staff Writer Background After the first presidential debate on ABC in September, Donald Trump called for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “take away” the network’s broadcasting license. Trump accused moderators of treating him unfairly during the debate, calling it “rigged” and saying ABC deserved to have their broadcasting license revoked. …
By: Lindsey Cox, Vol. 23 Staff Writer Overview The Supreme Court recently held in Lindke v. Freed that a public official who prevents someone from commenting on the official’s social-media page becomes a state action only if the official possessed actual authority to speak on the State’s behalf on a particular matter, and purported to exercise that …
By: Madeleine Chapman, Vol. 23 Staff Writer Behind Bars and Beyond Rights: Can Inmates Protest Conditions? Prisoners forfeit many rights once they are incarcerated, should this include their First Amendment right to protest? This question becomes particularly pressing when inmates seek to protest their living conditions or the reasons behind their incarceration. Society often turns …
By: Brandon Brillant, Vol. 23 Staff Writer The rise of social media platforms over the past two decades has shaken up the digital landscape changing the way millions around the world engage with content. In 2018, TikTok burst into this thriving market with a powerful algorithm fueling its rapid expansion. The backlash to TikTok was swift …
