The GGU Law Review Blog showcases the scholarship conducted by our law review student editors and others. The blog may be found at https://ggulawreview.com/blog/.
Submissions from 2023
PROMISES AND PITFALLS: FORMER LPRS QUEST FOR A SECOND CHANCE, Jeanin Alvarado
California Restaurant Workers Seeking Justice at the Workplace, Victoria Chan
California’s 2023 Legislative Cycle: Governor Newsom Provides Victories and Losses for the Labor Movement, Victoria Chan
The Doom Loop: The Subtle Art of Fear-Based Messaging in Politics, Kristen Foley
Putin’s Arrest Warrant: The What and the Why of “Unlawful Deportation of Children”, Maxwell Granger
Florida’s Stop Woke Act and its Function as a Content-Based Restriction, Emily Kearns
The Role of Vaccination Decision Making in Coparenting in the Post Covid-19 World, Alexandria Kozak
The Supreme Court Rolls Back the Clock for Juvenile Justice, Jack Lyons
Expiration of the Sunset Clause: Is the Clock Ticking for the Grutter Standard and Affirmative Action in Higher Education?, Simona Stodulkova
High Winds, Red Flag Warnings, and Active Power Lines: a Recipe for Disaster and Just Compensation, Erik Camacho Varela
Submissions from 2022
Don’t Say Gay…At Least, Not in Front of Your Teachers, Esra Coskun-Crabtree
California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA): Narrowing CCPA Exemptions Will Ensure Greater Privacy Protections, Brennan Gamwell
Does CEQA Need a Rewrite or Just a Better Public Relations Manager?, Brian Gillis
Here’s Why it’s Time the Lanham Act Recognizes Personal Brands, Golden Gate University School of Law
NFT: The Next Big Thing?, Golden Gate University School of Law
Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine – how are countries selected for TPS and who qualifies?, Golden Gate University School of Law
Attacks on Affirmative Action: Holistic Review of College Applicants Under Fire, Jennifer Gomez
Modern-Day Slavery Ring Discovered on Georgia Farms: When Will it End?, Lizet Palomera Torres
Submissions from 2021
Are Parent-Child Transfers under California Prop 19 Destroying the Ability to Create Generational Wealth?, Golden Gate University School of Law
Attacks on the Asian Community: When Can Prosecutors Seek Hate Crime Enhancements?, Golden Gate University School of Law
Constitutional Rights in the Time of Covid-19: SF Public Defender Sues SF Superior Court, Alleging Violations of Detainees’ Sixth Amendment Rights, Golden Gate University School of Law
COVID-19 and the U.S. Federal Government vs. Undocumented Immigrants: How the U.S. Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Financial Relief Amid a Global Pandemic, Golden Gate University School of Law
Geofence Warrants: An Attack on the Fourth Amendment, Golden Gate University School of Law
Moore’s Law, Unemployment, and Homelessness: Why an Increasingly Automated Marketplace Demands Guaranteed Income Programs for Americans, Golden Gate University School of Law
SB320: A Call to Arms for Victims of Domestic Violence, Golden Gate University School of Law
The Politics of Stupidity at the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Devil’s Highway by Luís Alberto Urrea, Valeria Ramos Jansen
A Safer and More Liberating World for Sex Workers, Nicholas Kimura
Biometric Data Collection: Market Necessity or Unconstitutional Overkill?, Thomas Langtry
Texas Heartbeat Act Poses Threat to the Future of Abortion Access, Kodie McGinley
Remembering California’s History in Youth Corrections, Sadie Minjares Odom
Criticism, confusion over California’s Proposition 19 property tax amendments, Berenice Quirino
Biden’s Vaccination Mandate Plan: A Scatter-shot of Legal Solutions, Spencer Sellers
Employee Privacy Rights While Working from Home, Kourtney Speer
Holistic Public Safety: Prosecutor-Led Reform through AB 1308, Gwen West
Democracy is Fragile: Extreme Partisan Polarization Has Become Rampant in the World, Suzin Win
Submissions from 2020
The Gig Economy’s Battleground – California Proposition 22, Rebekah Didlake
Children In Foster Care: The Odds Are Against Them, Shawna Doughman
A Narrowly-Tailored, Technical Disenfranchisement: Risking Death to Vote Amidst a Viral Pandemic, Athena Hernandez
California is on Fire – Firefighters and Prisoners to the Rescue, Cathryn Howell
Los Angeles’s Social Equity Cannabis Applicants are Getting Left in the Weeds, Kaitlin Martinez
HIV is Not a Crime, There Should Be No Jail Time, Bacilio Mendez II
The 11th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series, Bacilio Mendez II
Executive Order No. 13925: An Attempted Stop Sign on Our Global Cyber-Freeway, Robert C. Montañez
The Submerged Metaphoricality of Legal Language, Michael Angelo Tata
Law in the Time of COVID-19: Legal Considerations Amidst a Growing Crisis, Justice Tecson
The Bill That Disrupted the Gig Economy: AB-5 and Uber’s Troubling Response, Suzin Win
Submissions from 2019
Fair Pay to Play Act: End of Amateurism?, Isabella Borges
PAGA Saves the Day Against Forced Arbitration, Letty Chavez
California Wine Industry Feels the Effect of Trump, Golden Gate University Law Review
The Right to Housing: Possessing Home in California, Golden Gate University School of Law
America is No Longer Taking the Tired, the Poor, the Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free, Victor Gonzalez, Jr.
The Moral Character Evaluation: Proving That Your Past Does Not Define Your Future, Allyson McCain
Unconstitutionally Redefining Murder: CA Legislature takes a significant overstep with S.B. 1437, Alex Rifkind
Eighth Amendment Protection in the 21st Century, Daniel Sorkin
The California Consumer Privacy Act: The Illusion of Control?, Justin Trimachi
Submissions from 2018
Sanctuary Campuses: To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question, Renei Caballes
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: Are your interests at stake?, Katie Christensen
Katrina to Maria: Pet Evacuation in the Eye of the Storm, Tara Cooley
A Victory for Labor Standards Overshadowed by Trumps Immigration Policies, Golden Gate University Law Review
Restoring the Establishment Clause to the states; Restoring Religious tolerance, Golden Gate University Law Review
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: Are your interests at stake?, Golden Gate University School of Law
The Debate Over Bears Ears National Monument, Emilie Johnson and Nicholas Joy
Mandatory Agency Dues: Beneficial or a First Amendment Violation?, Steph Nathaniel
Fourth Amendment Protection in the Digital Age, Daniel Sorkin
Second Amendment Challenges: What Level of Constitutional Scrutiny Applies?, C M. Timpson
Submissions from 2017
California Supreme Court May Allow The Censoring Of Consumers’ Online Reviews, Jamie Cooperman
Supreme Court to Rule on Police Shooting Case: Excessive Force and Qualified Immunity, Natalie Lakosil
Abortion Rights: “ash heap of history” or Surviving the Smoke?, Alicyn B. Whitley
Submissions from 2016
A 15 million dollar clock: How much is too much?, Katherine Alphonso
Celebrities, Art, and the Law: When Celebrities Get What They Want and When They Don’t, Cara Alsterberg
Trump’s Immigration Policy: Borderline Unconstitutional, Josue Aparicio
Police HighSpeed Pursuits: Giving Police the Authority to Intervene Before the Public is Harmed, Kevin Ballard
Congress Puts the USDA’s COOL Enforcement on Ice, Golden Gate University School of Law
Habeas for Homo troglodytes, Aram Hauslaib
A Long Journey to Secure Permanent Overtime Rights for California Domestic Workers, Hina B. Shah
Submissions from 2015
“Yes Means Yes” Bill Fails to Adequately Address Link Between Alcohol and Sexual Assault, Danielle Cearley
What Do You Really Want? Speech v. Reputation in a World of Instant Gratification, Leoangelo Cristobal
Prime Air Encounters FAA Turbulence, Julie Cummings
Liability for CrossFit Trainers, Law Review
San Francisco Nudity Ban, A Balance of Interests, Law Review
Yates v. United States: The Supreme Court Lets Florida Fisherman Off the Hook for Sarbanes-Oxley Charge, Collin McCarthy
Return Innocent U.S. Citizen Trapped in Egypt's Legal Black Hole, Erica L. Morris
YouTube Kids – Luring Kids in, One App at a Time, Courtney Serrato
Submissions from 2014
LAWMAKER’S COOKBOOK: A RECIPE FOR “TOUGH-ON-CRIME” LAWS, Stephen Butts
Remove Time Limits on Reunification; Choose Guardianship over Adoption, Stephen Butts
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Serve No Purpose, Stephen Butts
A CC-Pain: Abuse of C.C.P. § 170.6 Peremptory Challenges, Erik Faussner
Thank You and Goodbye: Stripping Citizenship From Generations of Haitian Dominicans, Mark Heisey
Employee Rights: If Nobody Knows, Who Cares?, Lee Howery
Looking for a Third Option: An Alternate Solution in the Gun Debate, Richard Miyasaki
Space Rock Mining: A Land Rush Without Title, Richard Miyasaki
Celebrity Nude Photo Leak: Just One More Reminder That Privacy Does Not Exist Online and Legally, There’s Not Much We Can Do About It, Laurel O'Connor
Bitcoin: Crypto-Currency or Bust, Ilon Oliveira
More Than Meets the Eye with New Google Contact Lenses, Alec Wheatley
The Historical Significance, Modernization, and Future of the Video Privacy Protection Act, Erika Williams
It’s Still Perilous to Catch a Lyft in San Francisco, Mark Wilson
Submissions from 2013
Sex Trafficking in Massage Parlors: Working Out the Knots in the San Francisco Health Code, Joanne Badua
Hero Athletes, Andy Brunner-Brown