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Unlocking Secure Communities: The Role Of The Freedom Of Information Act In The Department Of Homeland Security's Secure Communities, Erica Lynn Tokar
Unlocking Secure Communities: The Role Of The Freedom Of Information Act In The Department Of Homeland Security's Secure Communities, Erica Lynn Tokar
Legislation and Policy Brief
In 1941, members of the Attorney General’s Committee on Administrative Procedure agreed unanimously that “an important and far-reaching defect of administrative law has been the simple lack of public information concerning its substance and procedure.” The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) uniquely addresses this concern by providing members of the general public an opportunity to consider and respond to administrative action by viewing actual agency records. FOIA affords broad access to “any person,” and it has become a key tool for both organizations and individuals who not only wish to learn more about the inner workings of the U.S. government, …
The Road To Abolition: How Widespread Legislative Repeal Of The Death Penalty In The States Could Catalyze A Nationwide Ban On Capital Punishment, Nicholas M. Parker
The Road To Abolition: How Widespread Legislative Repeal Of The Death Penalty In The States Could Catalyze A Nationwide Ban On Capital Punishment, Nicholas M. Parker
Legislation and Policy Brief
On December 17, 2007, former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed into law a bill that abolished his state’s death penalty, saying he felt a “moral duty to end ‘state-endorsed killing.’” With Corzine’s signature, New Jersey became the fourteenth state to eradicate the death penalty, and the first to do so legislatively since Iowa and West Virginia legislators did away with capital punishment in 1965. The vote by New Jersey lawmakers followed close, but ultimately unsuccessful, votes on similar bills in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, and New Mexico earlier in 2007. And while it took more than thirty-one years for …
Give Us Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free: A Criminal Defender Resource Guide To Advising The Non-Citizen Criminally Accused, Rita M. Montoya
Give Us Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free: A Criminal Defender Resource Guide To Advising The Non-Citizen Criminally Accused, Rita M. Montoya
Criminal Law Practitioner
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From Selfies To Shackles: Why The Government May Be Able To Search Your Cell Phone Without A Warrant, Rochelle Brunot
From Selfies To Shackles: Why The Government May Be Able To Search Your Cell Phone Without A Warrant, Rochelle Brunot
Criminal Law Practitioner
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Do The Federal Courts Sweep Buie Clean?, Jeffrey T. Wennar
Do The Federal Courts Sweep Buie Clean?, Jeffrey T. Wennar
Criminal Law Practitioner
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Toward A Conceptual Framework For Trauma-Responsive Practice In Courts, Shawn C. Marsh, Joan Byer
Toward A Conceptual Framework For Trauma-Responsive Practice In Courts, Shawn C. Marsh, Joan Byer
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.
From The Editors, Megan Petry, Joseph Hernandez
From The Editors, Megan Petry, Joseph Hernandez
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.
Drowned Out Without Discovery: Post-Conviction Procedural Inadequacy In An Era Of Habeas Deference, Rachel Cohen, Krista Dolan
Drowned Out Without Discovery: Post-Conviction Procedural Inadequacy In An Era Of Habeas Deference, Rachel Cohen, Krista Dolan
Criminal Law Practitioner
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Confronting The Dead: The Supreme Court's Confrontation Clause Jurisprudence And Its Implications For Autopsy Reports, Reid R. Allison
Confronting The Dead: The Supreme Court's Confrontation Clause Jurisprudence And Its Implications For Autopsy Reports, Reid R. Allison
Criminal Law Practitioner
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A Proposed Framework For Answering For The Lafler Question, Jamie Pamela Rasmussen
A Proposed Framework For Answering For The Lafler Question, Jamie Pamela Rasmussen
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.
D.C. Dui Disturbia: The Intended Policy And Its Explosive Effects, Monika Mastellone
D.C. Dui Disturbia: The Intended Policy And Its Explosive Effects, Monika Mastellone
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.
Indemnification Agreements & Right To Counsel For Individuals And Corporations: Implications And Pitfalls For Prosecutors And Defense Counsel In Complex White-Collar Enforcement And Asset Forfeiture Actions, Joseph Hernandez
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.