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Volume 111, Issue 2
Nuclear Power’s Role in Meeting Energy Demand While Combating Global Warming and Climate Change
Robert M. Andersen
The United States currently faces a perplexing policy challenge. Our energy infrastructure must meet the ever-increasing demand for energy to power our cities, industry, transportation, data centers, and the artificial intelligence revolution. . . .
The Need for Regulation of Private Equity: Evidence from De-SPAC Transactions
Sureyya Burcu Avci, Cindy A. Schipani & H. Nejat Seyhun
In this Article, we examine whether regulation is needed to protect investors in private equity. We do this by analyzing the performance of de-SPAC transactions that solicited private investment. These private investments in public equity are known as PIPEs. . . .
The Judicial Voice on the Courts of Appeals
Allison Orr Larsen & Neal Devins
The judicial voice on an appellate court typically speaks in the collective, so when a judge chooses to go solo—either in a dissent or aconcurrence—that act deserves a close look. Separate opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court are common because the Justices have strong incentives to articulate a distinctive personal jurisprudence. . . .
Abandoning Press Freedom
RonNell Andersen Jones & Sonja R. West
Among elected officials and the broader public, attitudes toward the press are deeply polarized along ideological lines. Polling shows that most liberals favor the press, while conservatives view it more negatively—a partisan divide that has widened significantly over the past decade. . . .
Keeping Evidence Real
Anya Bernstein & Julia Simon-Kerr
Commentators largely agree that the Federal Rules of Evidence have problems. Expert testimony standards admit junk science. Impeachment rules chill defendant testimony. The hearsay regime defies consistent application and obstructs self-representation. . . .
Feminist Health Antitrust
Theodosia Stavroulaki
America is suffering from a maternal mortality crisis that disproportionately harms lower-income individuals and communities of color. Although access to comprehensive insurance coverage, quality housing, and healthy food reduces the risk of maternal mortality, the most vulnerable among us are often uninsured, live in neighborhoods that are unsafe, or are deprived of access to healthy food. . . .
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Volume 111, Issue 2
A Line in the Sand: The Role of Non-Border States at the Southern Border
Luke A. Forszt
The twenty-first century is set to see a departure from traditional enforcement of U.S. immigration policy. In recent years, states have forcedcourts to more clearly define the constitutional bounds of federalism. . . .
The Document Speaks for Itself: Res Ipsa Loquitur in the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Caleb I. Slater
The Fair Credit Reporting Act provides remedies for individuals who have been injured by a credit reporting agency’s negligence. These negligence claims generally require showing that an agency has not followed reasonable procedures to ensure the maximum possible accuracy of the information they receive and distribute. . . .
A Touch of Steel: Cold Weapons and Iowa’s Constitutional Clash of Strict Scrutiny and Tradition
Ian P. Grünig
Iowa’s newly adopted constitutional right to bear arms was expressly aimed at firearms. The language, however, reaches all arms, including cold weapons like knives. . . .
Every Family for Themselves: The Iowa Supreme Court’s Frazier Decision and Its Impact on Iowa Families
JoAnna K. Voss
For decades, Iowa courts have been acting as arbiters and resolving disputes between parents who share joint legal custody of their children. However, recently, when the Iowa Supreme Court decided In re Marriage of Frazier, the Court determined that in most cases district courts can no longer provide this remedy. . . .
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Essays & Responses
Volume 111
Response: Taxing Nannies
Deanna S. Newton
111 Iowa L. Rev. Online 28 (2025)
In Taxing Nannies, the authors Kleiman, Sarkar, and Satterwhite initiate an important conversation about the nanny tax by analyzing the preferences and perspectives of nannies themselves. Given current economic and immigration challenges, Taxing Nannies is a timely article. While the authors suggest that they are starting the conversation, this article accomplishes more than that. The authors combine survey data with a Reddit analysis and expert interviews to glean nannies’ preferences through multiple perspectives while offering in-depth analysis and practical solutions. This Response discusses the authors’ key findings, proposals, and broader implications for undocumented workers.
The Bulletin
Stamp of Disapproval: An Analysis of Iowa’s Drug Tax Stamp Law
Julia N. Richards
111 Iowa L. Rev. Online 39 (2026)
As the opioid epidemic rages on, fentanyl infiltrates our borders, and drug use and trafficking increases, Iowa is utilizing various methods to combat these growing concerns. However, some of these methods are inefficient and ineffective, branding individuals as felons and forcing them to pay enormous fines. This Essay analyzes Iowa’s chapter 453B, “Excise Tax on Unlawful Dealing in Certain Substances,” and argues the statutory scheme is unsuccessful in deterring the sale of illegal drugs. . . .