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    Sex Offenders and Internet Speech: First Amendment Protections for America\u27s Most Reviled Outcasts

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    Constitutionality of Reparations for Native Americans: Confronting the Boarding Schools

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    Legislative Report: Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

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    Copyrighting Brain Computer Interface: Where Neuroengineering Meets Intellectual Property Law

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    Election Obstruction

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    In 2020 and 2022, multiple Republican county canvassers refused to perform their ministerial duty to approve election returns, obstructing the official certification of the results. The canvassers latched onto false claims of fraud and other conspiracies advanced by election deniers. They eventually relented because of court orders and public pressure. The elections produced official winners, and crisis was averted. But, as long as election denialism rots our political discourse, election obstruction by canvassers will be a persistent risk with significant dangers for our democracy. This Essay provides a brief history of election obstruction by canvassers, examines the modern link between election denialism and election obstruction, and proposes two solutions to minimize the risk of election obstruction—diversifying canvassing institutions and bypassing county canvassers for national and statewide race

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