A new law journal written, edited and published by undergraduate students at UCF is now available and will be distributed to law offices across Central Florida.
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The editorial board invited UCF students from any major to submit articles. By late January, the editorial board had received more than 50 in-depth and well-researched pieces covering a variety of topics for the journal. They chose 12 articles and a book review for publication. Topics in the 175-page journal include President Trump 麻豆精品 S檚 use of social media, the impact of race on the U.S. correctional system, and the legality of police officers 麻豆精品 S� use of automatic scanners and whether such practices are privacy violations.
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