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The Morrill Act of 1862: Its Generational Impact on Higher Education and at the University of Tennessee By: Taylor Boyer The Morrill Act of 1862 (the “Act”) has “shaped America’s knowledge-based democracy” and opened the doors of higher education to millions of people.1 The Act was signed by President Lincoln as a response to the…

By: Jansen Carver The last few years have seen many changes and dramatic moments in college football from name, image and likeness (“NIL”), conference realignment, and even a sign-stealing scandal.  NIL has become a major part of the college football world, and with NIL has come antitrust law. In the past five years, the NCAA…

By: Troy C. Book Can the State execute a prisoner who can no longer remember his crime? That was the issue the United States Supreme Court decided in Madison v. Alabama.[1] In Madison, the Court had to decide if Alabama could still execute a prisoner who developed dementia while incarcerated and could no longer remember…

By Emma S. Fowler In October the College of Law held its annual internal moot court competition known as “Advocates’ Prize.” Earlier this year I took on the role of Vice-Chair for the competition, with the primary duty of creating the problem that competitors would use for their arguments. Much of my summer and early…

By: Naudia O’Steen On Thursday, October 26, the Tennessee Law Review hosted two members of the Knoxville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the Barristers, for a discussion on business development as a young associate. Jimmy Snodgrass, an associate at Kramer Rayson in Knoxville, graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2017. TLR…

Knowledge Currency: Wikipedia, Musk’s Billion Dollar Offer, and the #BetterSharing Revolution By: Elizabeth Spica Last month, Elon Musk offered to give Wikipedia one billion dollars if it changed its name to a rather unflattering alternative.[1] Wikipedia, the free internet encyclopedia, is one of over a dozen “free knowledge projects” safeguarded by the Wikimedia Foundation, a…

2023 OSHA Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Rule: Implications for Employers and Workplace Safety By: Tatiyana Lewis With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.[1]…

Reflection: An Examination of the Supreme Court’s Race-Conscious Admissions Ban By: Virginia Saylor October 23, 2023 Earlier this month, a faculty panel[1] led our law school in a robust discussion on the future of law school admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision this past June concerning race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and…

Groff v. DeJoy: A Landmark Decision on Religious Accommodations and Employer Hardship By Carson Blakely October 9, 2023 The Supreme Court of the United States recently delivered a ruling in the case Groff v. DeJoy,[1] in which it considered the requirements for giving religious accommodations and determining undue hardship under Title VII of the Civil…

As we welcome first-year law students to campus, TLR members give encouraging words and advice on what they wish they would have known about law school. Jansen Carver, 3L: “Keep steady. It’s easy to burn out, feeling like you need to study the most. Consistency is key. You’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed and intimidated.…