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Recognizing The Right To Petition For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Tamara L. Kuennen
Recognizing The Right To Petition For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Tamara L. Kuennen
Fordham Law Review
Like any citizen, a victim of domestic violence (DV) may call the police for help when she needs it. And yet, when a victim calls the police, she not only seeks law enforcement assistance but also invokes her constitutional right to seek one of the most fundamental services the government can provide—protection from harm. That right, recently described by the Supreme Court as “essential to freedom,” is the right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” guaranteed by the First Amendment.
This Article argues that a combination of law and policy initiatives produces negative collateral consequences for DV …
American Ideals & Human Rights: Findings From New Public Opinion Research By The Opportunity Agenda, Alan Jenkins, Kevin Shawn Hsu
American Ideals & Human Rights: Findings From New Public Opinion Research By The Opportunity Agenda, Alan Jenkins, Kevin Shawn Hsu
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Constitutionality Of Punishing Deadbeat Parents: The Child Support Recovery Act Of 1992 After United States V. Lopez, Ronald S. Kornreich
The Constitutionality Of Punishing Deadbeat Parents: The Child Support Recovery Act Of 1992 After United States V. Lopez, Ronald S. Kornreich
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Removing Temptation: Per Se Reversal For Judicial Indication Of Belief In The Defendant's Guilt, Jordan D. Becker
Removing Temptation: Per Se Reversal For Judicial Indication Of Belief In The Defendant's Guilt, Jordan D. Becker
Fordham Law Review
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Reason And The Fourth Amendment―The Burger Court And The Exclusionary Rule , Norman M. Robertson
Reason And The Fourth Amendment―The Burger Court And The Exclusionary Rule , Norman M. Robertson
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Power To Define The Constitutional Rights Of Defendants: Congress And The Federal Courts , Richard A. Givens
Power To Define The Constitutional Rights Of Defendants: Congress And The Federal Courts , Richard A. Givens
Fordham Law Review
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Speedy Trials: Recent Developments Concerning A Vital Right, Stephen F. Chepiga
Speedy Trials: Recent Developments Concerning A Vital Right, Stephen F. Chepiga
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Historically, Anglo-American law has jealously guarded the right of an accused to have a speedy trial in a criminal prosecution. It is extended to defendants in federal cases by the sixth amendment to the Constitution. Through incorporation into the fourteenth amendment, the protection is likewise available to defendants in state prosecutions. Notwithstanding constitutional provisions and Supreme Court decisions, the concept of a speedy trial has always been ambiguous. Until recent times it has been considered a matter that could only be defined in the context of the special circumstances of individual cases. The right was said to be “consistent with …
Interrogation Of Criminal Defendants—Some Views On Miranda V. Arizona
Interrogation Of Criminal Defendants—Some Views On Miranda V. Arizona
Fordham Law Review
The decision in Miranda v. Arizona is another of the United States Supreme Court's major efforts directed at the protection of individual liberties. The tremendous controversy engendered by the decision prompted the Editorial Board to invite a number of scholars to express their views on the case. These remarks follow a digest of the opinion of the Court.