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What's the Harm? The Future of the First Amendment
The Practice of Prayer at School Board Meetings: The Coercion Test as a Framework to Determine the Constitutionality of School Board Prayer
Claire Lee
B.A., Purdue University, 2018; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2021.

Many thanks to Professor Emily Buss for her thoughtful feedback throughout the Comment writing process. I would also like to thank Deklin Veenhuizen and the members of the 2019–2020 Board of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their support and guidance.

Prayer in the public sphere has been part of American daily life since the founding. Historically, both legislative sessions and school days began with Bible readings or prayers to solemnize the day.

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What's the Harm? The Future of the First Amendment
When Speech Isn't Free: The Rising Costs of Hosting Controversial Speakers at Public Universities
Rebecca Roman
B.S. Florida State University; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2021.

Many thanks to Professor Baird and Professor Stone for their guidance, and to Zachary Spencer for all of his great ideas, including the topic of this Comment. I would also like to thank my dear friends on The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their contributions to this piece.

“Free” speech seems like a misnomer when looking at the price public universities have to pay to protect students’ First Amendment rights. Accommodating controversial speakers on campus requires universities to balance budget constraints with free speech.

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Law for the Next Pandemic
The IDEA's Stay-Put Provision: A Staple of Pandemic IEP Litigation?
Natalie Granda
B.A., University of Miami, 2018; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2022.

Many thanks to Professor Emily Buss and the members of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their support and guidance throughout the Comment writing process.

School closures in the wake of COVID-19 have caused major disruptions in the lives of our nation’s students. Following the widespread closures of schools in March of 2020, concerns for students have ranged widely, from social and emotional development, to physical and nutritional wellbeing, to academic progress and achievement.

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