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  • Caught Between A.R.O.C. and a Hard Place: The Role of the Tennessee General Assembly By: Sara Andersen Rape of a child is one of the most severely punished criminal offenses in Tennessee: the statute mandates that convicted adult offenders must receive a sentence of either death, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or life…

  • Dear Tennessee Law Review Community, It feels like yesterday that I found out I was stepping into a new role as the Editor-in-Chief of Tennessee Law Review. Serving in this role has been the greatest honor of my law school career, and I am extremely grateful for the journey this role has afforded me. When…

  • From Dictionaries to AI: The Evolution of Statutory Interpretation

    By: Austin Gergen* Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co. is a relatively routine case coming out of an insurance dispute in the Eleventh Circuit.[1] However, Judge Newsom wrote a concurring opinion where he proposed a thought-provoking idea: the potential use of AI-powered large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude in…

  • Is Overhead the Enemy? Reevaluating the Concern of Internal Expenses in Tax Exempt Organizations By: Myles A. Roth In 2022, Americans gave $499 billion to charity.[1] The largest source was from individuals, who donated $319 billion, or 64% of total charitable giving.[2] This giving was provided to countless tax-exempt entities with a majority going to…

  • Protecting the Voices of Tennessee Against Deepfaking AI

    By: Maddie Rudge Deepfaking Artificial Intelligence has the capability to damage many people: both famous and obscure. For example, deepfake AI images were created showing Taylor Swift doing a variety of obscene activities.[1] People around the world talked about Taylor Swift doing obscene activities, gaining over 40 million views even though these images were obviously…

  • Class Rank and Law Review’s Impact on Job Seekers’ Ability to Stand Out and Tennessee Law Review’s Role in Enhancing Equity by Breaking Their Historical Link By: Joshua Lucas Rojas* Choosing to attend law school is no small decision. Law school is an immense time commitment requiring dedication, perseverance, and unique creativity.[1] At the end…

  • The United States has five military service academies where cadets prepare for service. Reports of sexual assault have increased, with numerous barriers to holding academies accountable, including the Feres doctrine and Title IX exemptions. Efforts are needed to increase accountability and allow cadets to pursue civil actions for mishandled sexual assault cases.

  • An Unforeseen Condition: The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and its Effects on Pharmaceutical Research, Pricing, and Access By: Myles A. Roth* Abstract As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services must negotiate the prices of a small number of drugs covered under Medicare Parts B and…