In this blog post 2L Joey Mackey writes about the challenging in Montana Federal Courts of the removal of Yellow Stone Grizzly Bears from the endangered species list.
FWS Lifts Blanket Ban on Big-Game Trophy Hunting
Can Hemp Become in the Future What Tobacco Was in Kentucky’s Past?
Designating a Critical Habitat for Humpback Whales
In this post, 3L staffer Ian Young writes about the humpback whale populations threatened by extinction, analyzing how a group comprised of Native Americans and environmental organizations have filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service’s response to the EPA’s requirements under the Endangered Species Act.
Monsanto’s Dicamba a Headache for Farmers
Balancing Religion with Animal Rights Laws: How the Legal World Has Addressed the Topic of Animal Sacrifice
When religion and law are in conflict, what which takes precedent? This question has plagued nations since the dawn of democracy, but not necessarily the dawn of time, as Dan Murphy explained in his recent article on the topic. Murphy noted that unlike ancient monarchies or dictatorships, most modern democracies vow to separate church and state. This separation of religion and democracy has fostered disagreement and tension between people’s beliefs across a wide variety of topicsissues. One such of those topics issue is animal sacrifice.
Donald Trump Withdraws U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership
Time for Serious Deliberation: Medical Marijuana and the Benefits on Kentucky’s Failing Pension System
Beyond the ongoing moral debate surrounding medical marijuana, Kentucky now faces a major financial crisis that is affecting the state’s pension system. Keeping the state's financial struggles in mind, it is time for Kentucky representatives to put aside their party preference and deliberate about the benefits legalizing medical marijuana will have on the economy.
The Modernization of Biotechnology Regulations: Will the Third Time be the Charm?
Biotechnology in the agriculture industry has been around for decades and has been regulated by the federal government since 1986. Agricultural biotechnology is a variety of tools utilized by farmers to manage and optimize production. With decades old biotechnology regulations and new approaches in gene editing (e.g., CRISPR) taking over the scientific community by storm and proving to be a powerful tool for the agriculture industry, the agencies have made multiple attempts to modernize the regulations of biotechnology within the past decade.