Spring 2020 Senior Composition Titles and Authors

Boggs, Tage: How Supreme Court Precedent Affects the U.S. Federal Circuit Courts
of Appeals’ Decision Making

Conard, Seth: Explaining Nonuniformity in Rates of Judicial Reform Implementation
among Mexican States (1990-2016)

Evans, Kelsey: Justifying Human Rights Violations by United States Allies in the
Middle East

Fazio, John: Indefinite Detention: Lessons on Presidential Power from Obama’s
Effort to Close Guantanamo Bay

Ferrante, Jason: Dirty Air, Doctrine & Disparate Impact: Environmental Justice in
the Federal Courts

Heine, Steven: Institutions and Culture in Democratic Nigeria

Loja, Vanessa: Immigration Policies: Analyzing the Obama and Trump
Administrations

Miller, Cooper: Regionalization Politics: Single County Organization Versus Multi
County Consolidation of Public Transportation Services

Rosendaal, Kai: The People’s Failure: How Public Opinion Affects Democratic
Backsliding in the Modern Era

Tomkiewicz, Jesse: Universal Basic Income: A Political Viability Roadmap for UBI
Advocates