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The Past, Present, and Future of the Rogers Test: Would Jack Daniel’s Have Impacted Viacom?
Full text linkVerzilov and Others v. Russia: The European Court of Human Rights\u27 Continuation of Decisions Against Russia Highlight Shortcomings of International Law
Full text linkLauren Farri
Commissaire Général aux Réfugiés et aux Apartides: Preserving Refugee Rights Under the Geneva Convention
Full text linkGiulia Silve
Surrogacy: A Question of Motherhood and the “Child’s Best Interests”
Full text linkThe Second Wave of Feminism of the mid-twentieth century created an ideal landscape to discuss and fight for women’s rights, with surrogacy and other reproductive rights issues as focal points of the movement. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead signed a surrogacy contract with Elizabeth and Bill Stern; Whitehead agreed to carry and give birth to a child for the Sterns in return for 10,000 dollars. However, the birth of the child rekindled Whitehead’s intense motherly instincts, and she battled a series of contradicting thoughts, for she understood that she had chosen to sign the contract and give the baby to the Sterns. In the days after the birth, Whitehead faced a choice that could alter the life of the child: should she keep or give up the baby to the Sterns? By examining the financial incentives for pursuing a surrogacy agreement, along with the competing arguments of what it means to be a mother, this case explores the validity of surrogacy contracts and the value of reproductive rights in American society
Navigating Parenthood and Politics: Anna Paulina Luna and Postpartum Proxy Voting
Full text linkIn August 2023, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna became the twelfth U.S. Representative to give birth while serving in office. After learning that there was no way for her to vote remotely in the House of Representatives while taking parental leave, Luna sought out a solution to grant pregnant congresspeople the right to represent their constituents during childbirth. Luna decided that the opportune solution would be instituting proxy voting, a system where legislators could designate another member of the House to vote for them. A proxy voting policy could modernize congressional operations and alter the viability of a congressional career for people of reproductive age. Yet, Luna had to weigh the ramifications of introducing proxy voting as a Republican woman during her first term in Congress against the potential benefits. Taking into consideration her party’s opposing stance on the issue, her duty to her constituents, and her proposed involvement in maternal-focused legislation, Luna had to decide whether to put forward proxy voting legislation.
