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Brandeis University Law Journal Spring 2022, Volume 9, Issue 2

Dedicated to Judah Marans ’11
We are incredibly grateful to the Brandeis Law Journal’s founder, Judah,
for creating this forum for discussion and learning in and around the legal
field. His creation of the Journal enables and empowers us to do our work
and learn today. We are honored to continue this legacy and maintain this
incredible and vibrant forum for legal discussion and debate. Judah’s
contribution to the Brandeis community will forever be remembered and
greatly appreciated. We are honored to continue this legacy and maintain
this incredible and vibrant forum for legal discussion and debate. We
extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends throughout the
Brandeis community. May his memory be a blessing.

Mission Statement
The Brandeis University Law Journal aims to provide Brandeis
University with the opportunity to contribute to discussions of law and
law-related topics with the publication of undergraduate scholarship. We
hope to aid in the furtherance of Brandeis University’s motto of “truth
even unto its innermost parts” through publishing rigorously researched
articles and engaging in respectful, thoughtful, and insightful debates.
This journal is both a publication and a constant work in progress as we
are grounded in an undergraduate academic environment and constantly
trying to learn, grow and improve. Our journal provides a platform for
intellectual growth and debate where academic scholarship can flourish.
We focus on academic excellence, encouraging expressions of
scholarship, and encouragement of educational purposes.

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SUBMISSIONS
Our journal requires all submissions of articles and abstracts to be:

1) Original and of concern to the Brandeis community.
2) Related to law and/or using legal reasoning.

We welcome submissions for publication at any time. We highly
encourage undergraduate scholarship. We will work with undergraduates
interested in learning about legal writing, research, and scholarship to
develop these skills.

All those interested in involvement through writing, editing, or
administrative roles are welcome.

Please send any questions, submissions, or inquires to
deislawjournal@gmail.com and visit our website at
https://brandeislawjournal.wordpress.com

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Editor-in-Chief’s Letter
Dear Reader,

The Brandeis University Law Journal is proud to present our most recent
issue delving into legal developments. These four rigorously-edited
articles showed innovation, passion, and energy from our incredible
writers. Through their powerful insight and perspectives, the articles
showcase possibilities for the future development of the legal arena. The
issue is written, edited, and collected by Brandeis University
undergraduates. The articles cover topics from an examination from
intellectual property rights for artificial intelligence to an investigation
of the Supreme Court justices. An extra special addition this semester is
a book review on disability treatment and the morality of law by our
insightful faculty advisor Professor Daniel Breen.

As previously, the Brandeis University Law Journal is accessible both in
print and on our website at https://brandeislawjournal.wordpress.com
through an e-publication.

I would like to thank our incredible leadership team, writers, and editors.
Their dedication, passion, and creativity are evident throughout this
issue and provide the foundation for publication. We would like to give
great appreciation to the Allocations Board on Student Union for
providing us the necessary funding to print this issue.

Inspired as ever by Judah Marans’ foundational example, we continue to
grow the journal’s success. We look forward to our continued work
supported by two phenomenal advisors, Professors Kabrhel and Breen.
We really appreciate all of their insight, advice, and support.

Sincerely,
Sophia Reiss

Editor-in-Chief

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Brandeis University Law Journal

VOLUME 9                       SPRING  2022                           ISSUE/NO. 2

Copyright 2022 Brandeis University Law Journal

Editor-in-Chief
Sophia Reiss

Copy Chief Communications
Lauren Davis Gianna Bruno

Publisher and Treasurer
Josh Rotenberg

Faculty Advisor Faculty Advisor
Professor Rosalind Kabrhel Professor Daniel Breen

Senior Editors:
Grace Ahlin, Gianna Bruno, Lauren Davis, Emanuel “Manny” Glinsky, Lilah

Goldberg, Gabby Grunfeld, Noah Risley, Josh Rotenberg, Sofia Siegel, Rebecka
Sokoloff, Claire Sterin, Oona Wood

Junior Editors:
Daniel Block, Julia Fair, Peyton Gillespie, Josh Hopen, Lauren Lederer, Samara

Miller, Gonny Nir, Veronica Rojas

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Book Review: Jan Nisbet’s Pain and Shock in America: Politics,
Advocacy, and the Controversial Treatment of People with Disabilities,
Daniel Breen…...………………….………………….…………………. 6

Abortion in the United States: The Road to Vague Legislation,
Gianna Bruno…………………….…………………………………....…9

Ensuring the Power of the Beth Din: Creation of the Halakhic Prenuptial
Agreement, Anna Fernands……………………………………….…....28

What Makes a Sound Supreme Court Justice?,
Gonny Nir………………………...………………………………..……39

Positronic Individuals: An Intellectual Property Framework for Artificial
General Intelligence,
Emanuel “Manny” Glinsky…….……………………….……...…….....63

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