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From Kickbacks to False Claims: The Causation Consequences of the 2010 Anti-Kickback Statute Amendment
Daniella Stoltz
J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I am grateful to Professor Richard McAdams for his invaluable guidance throughout the comment-writing process, to the past and present editorial staff of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their exceptional dedication and assistance, and to my parents for their unwavering support throughout my legal education.

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The T+0 Imperative: Modernizing Markets by Shortening the Settlement Cycle
Julia Schreder
B.A., Columbia University 2021; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I would like to thank Professor William Birdthistle for his guidance throughout the comment-writing process and The University of Chicago Legal Forum staff, particularly Rosie Gruen, Charlotte Bairey, Jake Levin, Aubrey Dyckman, Carlos Cedillo-Silva, Grace Hering, and Olivia Libonati.

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When the Rules Burn: A New Approach to Governmental Discretion in Firefighting Operations
Nathan Li
B.A., The University of Chicago, 2021; M.A., The University of Chicago, 2022; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I am deeply grateful to Professor William Hubbard for his invaluable guidance and insight, and to the staff of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their tireless and meticulous editorial work.

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Reckoning with Retaliation: Objective Reasonableness in SOX Whistleblower Cases
Jacob S. Levin
B.B.A., University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, 2020; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I would like to thank the staff of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their hard work and guidance. Many thanks to Professor David Zarfes as well for supervising my comment. I am also deeply grateful to my friends and family for their unwavering support throughout law school.

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Beyond Elrod: Extending the Presumption of Irreparable Harm to the Second Amendment
Roland Kim
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022; J.D. Candidate at The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I would like to thank Professor Darrell Miller for acting as my Comment advisor, as well as The University of Chicago Legal Forum for allowing me to publish my piece. Many thanks as well to Professor Samuel Bray, Jack Altman, Jacob Just, Michael Scott, and Weining Wang for providing advice throughout the Comment process. Finally, I am extremely grateful to my parents and family for supporting me throughout my legal education.

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Curfew and Its Constitutional Limits: Analyzing the Judicial Standard of Review for Curfews in Times of Emergency
Alec Greven
J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026; M.P.P., The University of Oxford; B.A. The University of Richmond.

I would like to thank William Baude for supervising this Comment and for offering very helpful feedback and support throughout the process. I am also grateful to the staff of Legal Forum for their hard work and careful eyes editing this piece.

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When Disaster Strikes: Assessing the Takings Clause in the Context of Government-Caused Property Destruction
Abby Berman
B.S., University of Michigan, 2023; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

I would like to sincerely thank Professor Farah Peterson, the amazing staff of The University of Chicago Legal Forum, and my friends and family for their help and support. In particular, thank you to the best Editor-in-Chief, Olivia Libonati, for her hard work and friendship.

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Killer Heat: The Disaster FEMA Refuses to Own
Robert R.M. Verchick
Gauthier-St. Martin Chair in Environmental Law, Loyola University New Orleans.

For comments on earlier drafts, I thank Dan Farber, James Goodwin, Hannah Perls, Landyn Rookard, and Sid Shapiro. For their excellent research assistance, I thank Abby Wallace and Keemiya Pourmonir. This research received support from the Louisiana Board of Regents and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University.

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Majority Rule and Bankruptcy Resolution of Mass-Harm Events
Sarah Paterson
Professor of Law, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Adrian Walters
Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology; Professor, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University. Early versions of this Article were presented at The London School of Economics and Political Science Private Law Research Hub in October 2024, and at The University of Chicago Legal Forum Symposium in November 2024.

The authors thank participants at these events, particularly Michael Bridge, Timothy Liau, Alex Waghorn, Charlie Webb, Sarah Worthington, Jared Mayer, Samuel Issacharoff, and Joshua Karsh. Thanks are also extended to Arwin Tavakolnia for helpful discussions, and to the student editors. All views, and any errors, are the authors’ own.

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False Claims, Real Threats: Cybersecurity Noncompliance and the False Claims Act’s Materiality Standard
Charlotte Bairey
B.A., The University of Chicago, 2020; J.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School, 2026.

Many thanks to the staff of The University of Chicago Legal Forum for their endless hard work and support during the writing process, as well as to Professor McAdams for his guidance. I am also grateful to my parents for their encouragement and for entertaining many conversations about the False Claims Act over the past year.