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A New Balance Of Evils: Prosecutorial Misconduct, Iqbal, And The End Of Absolute Immunity, Mark Niles
A New Balance Of Evils: Prosecutorial Misconduct, Iqbal, And The End Of Absolute Immunity, Mark Niles
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
Criminal prosecutors wield immense power in the criminal justice system. While the majority of prosecutors exercise this power in a professional manner, there is compelling evidence of a serious and growing problem ofprosecutorial misconduct in this country. Although much prosecutorial misconduct results in the violation of the constitutional and other legal rights of criminal defendants, prosecutors arep rotectedfrom any liability arisingf rom these violations in all but the most exceptional cases by the defense of absolute immunity. The US. Supreme Court has justified the application ofabsolute prosecutorial immunity, in part, by noting that other means of incentivizing appropriate prosecutorial conduct …
The Phases And Faces Of The Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation, Angela J. Davis, James E. Coleman Jr, Michael Gerhardt, K.C. Johnson
The Phases And Faces Of The Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation, Angela J. Davis, James E. Coleman Jr, Michael Gerhardt, K.C. Johnson
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace
Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace
American University Law Review
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Wanted: Privacy Protection For Doctors Who Performed Abortions, Angela Christina Couch
Wanted: Privacy Protection For Doctors Who Performed Abortions, Angela Christina Couch
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
American University Law Review
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Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
American University Law Review
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