Appellate Brief
This appellate brief was written for the Legal Research and Writing course. Representing A Big Corpration (ABC), this brief for the appellee supports the lower District Court's decision granting ABC's motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff Hector Hilldale brought the initial action for improperly terminating Hilldale, claiming religious discrimination. All parties and actions are fictitious.
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This case comment was written for the law journal write-on competition. Hemi Group, a cigarette seller based in New Mexico, refused to supply information (as required under the Jenkins Act) to NY State and NY City for purchases made by NY City residents. NY City filed an action to recover civil damages under the RICO Act, alleging mail and wire fraud as the predicate offense. This case comment reviews the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, where it held that NY City cannot satisfy RICO's proximate-causation requirement.
Smart Growth
This reading report was written as a semester-long assignment for a Housing Policy Seminar. Urban Sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of developments marked by low-density zoning, single-use zoning, and high levels of car-dependency. This type of development leads to environmental and societal concerns. One solution posited is Smart Growth. This reading report compares older smart growth methods within Euclidean zoning, the newer smart growth theory under a form-based code, and draws attention to areas were both fail to address critical housing concerns (e.g. affordability).