The Ohio State Law Journal proudly presents its 2025 Symposium: Election Law in a Misaligned America. Register today at: lnkd.in/gKusUfdc
This year's Symposium will occur on Friday, February 21st, 2025, in Saxbe Auditorium at The Ohio State Moritz College of Law.
Please join us in congratulating Kayla Vonder Embse on her election as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Law Journal!🎉
Congratulations to Donalie Black, Tess Kienzle, Evan Powell, & Jess Frank for their contributions to the latest editing round! These Editors have demonstrated incredible attention to detail and proactive communication, making the editing process seamless and impactful.
Congratulations to our Fall 2024 Double Check Editing Award winners: Jonathan Cutri, Morgan Kukovec, Kayla Vonder Embse, and Ethan Garvin!
These talented individuals demonstrated remarkable meticulousness throughout our second editing round of the year. Fantastic job, everyone👏
Congratulations to our Fall 2024 Accuracy Check Editing Award winners: Justin Lee, Reema Rao, Sayan Trisal, and Ian Bigalk! 🏆
Each recipient has shown exceptional attention to detail and commitment to excellence throughout our first editing round. Well done! 👏
Elena Chachko argues that sanctions are not merely a form of opportunistic virtue signaling by the world’s powerful. They serve important functions in the global order as one of the few remaining non-military avenues for articulating international norms. lnkd.in/dHs5SGiU.
Heidi Gilchrist addresses the question whether the international community can harness the incredible moral outrage at the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine to hold Russia accountable. Read more: lnkd.in/gjUwtBFk.
Spiegel examines the range of U.S. state & local responses to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. She argues states & localities may see it in their self-interest to engage in foreign affairs & considers constitutional constraints on subnational foreign affairs actions.
Does the ascendance of artificially intelligent corporations threaten democracy? Siebecker argues the proliferation of AI combined with the increasing dominance of corporations in our society calls for revamping basic principles of corporate governance. moritzlaw.osu.edu/sites/defa…
Shah questions separation-of-powers functionalism’s capacity to support administration that benefits people. He argues making modest shifts to the relationships between the constitutional branches & agencies could inspire a functionalism that furthers justice.
Rebecca Delfino argues the nascent "deepfake defense" poses a danger to our legal system’s adversarial process & truth-seeking function. She proposes reconsidering the ethical rules governing candor, fairness, & the limits of zealous advocacy. shorturl.at/gG0gG
Recent innovations in financial technology are enabling the fractionalization of investment securities. Schwarcz & Bourret explain how this fractionalization can fundamentally expand financial inclusion both for investors & for businesses. Read more: moritzlaw.osu.edu/sites/defa…
Sen. Whitehouse argues false fact-finding by the Supreme Court provided the analytical means to deliver victories for partisan interests in recent cases. He proposes actions that would defend our government against a Court eager to aggrandize judicial power to political ends.
U.S. tax compliance historically hovers in the 80% range, costing the nation half a trillion dollars annually. Alm, Soled, & Thomas argue the IRS can foster greater tax compliance by asking more information-revealing questions on tax returns. Read more: moritzlaw.osu.edu/sites/defa…
Journal Week will be held next week (March 25-29)! Stop by to learn about OSU Law’s five journals and the write-on process.



















