Volume 2 • Issue 1 • 2025 • Fall Issue 2025
This is the first official issue of the UMass Undergraduate Law Review Journal. As a law journal for undergraduates, by undergraduates, this publication showcases a wide range of topics that matter to the UMass community. We would like to thank all of the students who submitted articles for their hard work, dedication, and thoughtful scholarship. We also extend our sincere gratitude to Professor McCarthy for her guidance and oversight throughout the process. We hope you enjoy this first issue!
The UULRJ Editorial Team
Morgan LaValley, Charlotte Lucas, Peter DeMichele, Lara Gutierrez
Articles
A Case Study: Child Influencers on Social Media & Their Rights
Prisha Rachakatla
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The Constitutional and Ethical Concerns over Predictive Policing and Criminal Profiling
Isabel Tobey
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Reforming Gender Bias in Police Recruitment and Hiring
Hailey Higgins-Figueroa
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The Rise of AI: New Frontiers in Fair Use
Inaara Bhaidani
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Troubled Times for The U.S. Supreme Court
Jennifer Slawson
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Due Process Implications in Sexually Violent Predator Hearings
Lily Lapidus
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Flag Burning: Ashes of First Amendment Protections
Leo Gosdanian
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Dangerous Roads Paved by the 2025 Government Shutdown Regarding the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Valerie Zheng
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Mors Chevron, Vita Loper: Its End, Effects, and Implications
Siddharth Ramesh
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Justice on Life Support: The Federal Defunding of Specialty Courts and Its Human Toll
Megan McDonough
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Welcome to the Jungle: a Potential New System for Massachusetts Primaries
Ethan Feldman
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