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California’S “Yes Means Yes” Standard: A Starting Point For College Sexual Assault Policy Reform, Elizabeth Youngberg
California’S “Yes Means Yes” Standard: A Starting Point For College Sexual Assault Policy Reform, Elizabeth Youngberg
Golden Gate University Law Review
Section I will discuss the background on colleges and their responsibility to address sexual misconduct on their campuses. This begins with a discussion regarding the relationship colleges share with their students and the government. Next, the background will discuss the federal laws that govern colleges and how they are expected to address campus sexual misconduct, including the Clery Act, Title IX as interpreted and defined by the Dear Colleague Letter of 2011, the Campus SaVE Act, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Finally, this section concludes by reviewing California laws addressing campus sexual misconduct, including the California …
Jones V. Davis And The Critical Issue Of Time In California’S Capital Punishment System, Heather Varanini
Jones V. Davis And The Critical Issue Of Time In California’S Capital Punishment System, Heather Varanini
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Note argues that the Ninth Circuit should have affirmed the district court’s holding, thus invalidating California’s capital punishment system for three main reasons. First, citizens are losing confidence in the death penalty, which undermines its deterrent effect. Second, capital punishment is a critical issue for the State, and Californians and death row inmates alike must look to the judiciary for relief. Third, the Ninth Circuit avoided the constitutional issue of California’s capital punishment system by relying on Teague v. Lane. In doing so, the court deepened the problems the Defendant and the district court sought to alleviate.