Education
J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
B.A., New York University
Publications
Danger as Deterrent, 65 B. C. L. Rev. 113 (2024).
The Virtues of Unvirtuous Spaces, 50 Wake Forest L. Rev. 403 (2017).
Innocent Traffickers, Guilty Victims 6 Anti-trafficking Rev. 130 (2016).
Breaking the Law, 60 St. Louis U. L. J. 43 (2016) (with Martina E. Vandenberg).
Human Trafficking and Diplomatic Immunity, 7 Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 77 (2012) (with Martina E. Vandenberg).
Evidence-Based Regulation of Artificially Generated Child Sexual Material (in progress).
Moral Arbitrage in Black Markets (in progress).
Presentations
The Role of Online Platforms in Human Trafficking, Speaker, Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association (October 2024).
The Exploitative Gaze, Panelist, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Law and Technology and Employment Law New Scholars Workshop (July 2024).
Artificial Intelligence: Bridging Law and Technology, Panelist, Notre Dame Journal of Emerging Technologies Symposium (April 2022).
Social Media Regulation between the U.S. and China, Speaker, Notre Dame Law School (April 2021).
Online Platforms, Trafficking, and Intermediary Liability, Speaker, Lincoln Network (April 2021).
Justice for Trafficking Victims: Criminal Restitution, Speaker, McCain Institute Human Trafficking Symposium (October 2019).
The Case Against Intermediary Liability for Online Sex Trafficking, Speaker, Michigan State University International Law Review Symposium (February 2019).
The Fight Against Online Sex Trafficking: Law, Policy, and Implications, Speaker, Notre Dame Law School (February 2019).
The International Human Right to a Healthy Environment, Speaker, Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law Symposium (February 2018).
Trafficking, Terrorism, and Trolls: Liability for Social Media, Speaker, Notre Dame Law School (December 2017).
Disciplining For-Profit Prisons Through Civil Human Trafficking Litigation, Speaker, Notre Dame Law School (March 2017).
Finding Safe Harbor: Legal Challenges Surrounding the Protection of Human Trafficking Victims, Panelist, Wake Forest Law Review Symposium (October 2016).
Why is Sex Trafficking a Crime?, Keynote Speaker, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation Symposium (October 2015).
Bride Brokers and Marriage Markets, Speaker, International Institute of St. Louis (June 2015).
Sex & Labor: Implications of a False Dichotomy, Panelist, Freedom Network Conference (April 2015).
Perspectives on Fighting Human Trafficking, Panelist, St. Louis University Law Journal Symposium (January 2015).
Victimhood and Criminality, Speaker, Notre Dame Center for Civil and Human Rights (April 2014).
Cutting Edge Civil Remedies, Panelist, Freedom Network Conference (April 2014).
Selected Additional Writing
Declaration, Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States, 1:2018-cv-01552 (D.D.C.) (August 2020).
The Impact of Material Witness Warrants in Federal Human Trafficking Cases, The Human Trafficking Legal Center (April 2020).
New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (January 2020).
Federal Human Trafficking Civil Litigation, The Human Trafficking Legal Center (December 2018).
Constitutional Challenge to FOSTA Dismissed for Lack of Standing, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (October 2018).
Human Trafficking & Forced Labor in For-Profit Detention Facilities, The Human Trafficking Legal Center (October 2018).
United States Federal Courts’ Continuing Failure to Order Mandatory Criminal Restitution for Human Trafficking Victims, The Human Trafficking Legal Center (October 2018).
Declaration in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States, 1:2018-cv-01552 (D.D.C.) (June 2018).
Who has the most to gain from Trump’s immigration policies? Private prisons., The Washington Post (June 2018).
The ‘CREEPER Act’ Would Be Yet Another Unconstitutional Law from Congress, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (June 2018).
Letter to Congress Opposing the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, U.S. Government Publishing Office (November 2017).
Why FOSTA’s Restriction on Prostitution Promotion Violates the First Amendment, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (March 2017).
Would Shutting Down Backpage Reduce Violence Against Women?, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (November 2017).
Facebook Knows Your Darkest Secret (And It’s About to Tell Your Friends), Front Page Confidential (October 2017).
Problems With SESTA’s Retroactivity Provision, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (September 2017).
Debunking Some Myths About Section 230 and Sex Trafficking, Technology & Marketing Law Blog (September 2017).
How Section 230 Helps Sex Trafficking Victims (and SESTA Would Hurt Them), Technology & Marketing Law Blog (August 2017).