Case Note by Isabel Englehart
Isabel Englehart's case note examines the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, 937 F.3d 533 (5th Cir. 2019), where the Fifth Circuit held that several plaintiffs to an environmental lawsuit could not establish an injury-in-fact for standing, despite living and spending ample time in the impacted areas.
Case Note by Jessica Webb
Jessica Webb’s case note explores the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S. Ct. 2162, 2168 (2019), where the Court held that a plaintiff can assert a Fifth Amendment takings violation in federal court as soon as property is taken, without seeking prior or contemporaneous compensation or first exhausting state court remedies.
Comment by Alixe L. Duplechain
Alixe L. Duplechain’s comment explores how Louisiana’s current restrictions on physician advertising violate physicians’ commercial speech rights and argues for a more expansive legislative solution that will both protect the public and promote physician free speech rights.