Masking Vulnerability: Including PPE as a Covered Service in Health Insurance
Mary Leto Pareja, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico, School of Law
"This Article proposes that health benefit plans, including private health insurance and public health benefits, cover cost over-the-counter personal protective equipment that vulnerable individuals can use to protect themselves against infectious disease at zero cost out-of-pocket."
Downstream Interests in Agriculture: The Clean Water Act’s Failure to Adequately Address Nonpoint Source Pollution
Christopher Berg, J.D. Candidate, 2024, Nebraska College of Law
"This Comment argues that the CWA does not properly address the problems associated with agricultural nonpoint pollution. Therefore, this Comment advocates for broader comprehensive government oversight for nonpoint pollution in agriculture and explores alternative incentive-based approaches for farmers to adopt."
‘More Than a Woman to Me’: The Need for Gender Inclusive Language in Court Opinions and Statutes Relating to Abortion and Reproductive Health
Murphy Cavanaugh, J.D. Candidate, 2024, Nebraska College of Law
"This Comment argues that courts must reject anatomy-centered language and use gender-inclusive language in drafting opinions and statutes related to abortion. The continuing effects of heteronormative language in discussions around reproductive rights essentially shut out an entire community that requires access to this type of healthcare."
National Security as a Means to a Commercial End: Call for a New Approach
Yong-Shik Lee, Director and Professorial Fellow, The Law and Development Institute and Visiting Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law
"This article explains the inherent risks of such national security invocations to corporate freedom and international trade. It presents an alternative approach, under which corporate interests and government industrial policy can be better aligned. The role of government in the economy and private industry must be reconsidered. Adopting a new approach will facilitate a mutually beneficial partnership between government and industry, helping to avoid inappropriate recourse to national security obligations for commercial purposes in domestic and international contexts."
The Structural Harms of Providing Mental Health Services Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Heather Swadley, Assistant Professor in Political Science at Lehigh University
"This paper analyzes the effects of tying mental health to gun violence through legislation. Specifically, it argues that the rhetoric and policy mandates enacted in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act reproduce internal, interpersonal, and structural stigma against people with mental health disabilities. Investments in community-based services are sorely needed, but tying these reforms to gun violence prevention will increase stigma."