from THE EDITOR
The Liberty Legal Journal is a student-run publication
that provides an academic platform for legal analysis by
students, alumni, and faculty. It furthers the mission of
Liberty University and the vision of its founder, the late
Jerry Falwell Sr., which is continued and strengthened by
his son, President Jerry Falwell Jr.
All articles are written from a Christian perspective, but
in reading them, you will notice great diversity of thought
and a wide range of opinions. You may not agree with the
nuances of each writer’s position, nor is that the goal. The
Journal is a platform for intellectual debate. Its purpose is
to stimulate legal discussion by analyzing current issues
pending before the Court or those that could potentially
be addressed or revisited in the future.
From the certification requirement in the False Claims
Act to double standards in child pornography law to
the corporate inversion craze, this edition addresses a
wide variety of hot-button legal issues. On behalf of the
editorial board, I would like to thank our faculty advisors,
Judge Paul Spinden and Professor Rodney Chrisman, for
years of continued support.
The Law School has recently begun a new era, under
the leadership of Dean B. Keith Faulkner, who joined
the school this past year. Dean Faulkner brings with him
the pursuit for exceptionalism, the same idea that made
America great. We are honored to be a part of that vision.
I invite you to read this collection of articles written by
students, professors, and alumni. In these troubled times
of judicial activism, where faithful Christians are mocked
as extremists by the intolerant so-called elites, may reason,
facts, and accountability lead us back to truth.
Mia R. Yugo, Editor-in-Chief
in this issue:
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Inverting the “Solutions” to
Corporate Inversions
by Kaitlyn E. Martin
The Timing & Tactics of Abortion Videos:
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
by Ian Lamont
Eric Nelson’s The Royalist Revolution
by Mark Steven Osborne
Foster Care Reform:
Dependence on the Government
Dole is Not Working
by Jonathan Trotter
Mandatory Minimums
and Misplaced Justice
by Benjamin White
The Assault Weapons Ban:
An Era of Pepper Spray and Whistles
by Mia R. Yugo
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Jesus is a Thief:
Tort Law and Conversion
by Zachary Hurt
Bidding Bye to Blaine: Why V.A. Const.
Art. VIII, § 10 Violates Free Exercise
by Christopher Collins
How the Judicially Created
“Certification” Requirement is Poised
to Engulf the False Claims Act (FCA)
by Joel D. Hesch
The Reasonable Person
and the Bible
by Barbara Massie Mouly
Sexting: Exposing Double
Standards in the Law
by Erika L. Lukenbill
Liberty University School of Law’s
Dean B. Keith Faulkner
by Robin E. Jenkins
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