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Dudley Do Wrong: An Analysis Of A "Stop And Identify" Statute In Hiibel V. Sixth Judicial District Of Nevada, James G. Warner Jul 2015

Dudley Do Wrong: An Analysis Of A "Stop And Identify" Statute In Hiibel V. Sixth Judicial District Of Nevada, James G. Warner

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Part II of this note traces the development of “stop and identify” statutes, including its origins in historical vagrancy and loitering statutes, courts’ treatment of such laws, and the progression of the specific Nevada statute at issue. Part III examines the appellate and Supreme Court decisions in the Hiibel case. Part IV analyzes the Court’s decision in Hiibel under the void for vagueness doctrine and the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and highlights the recent enactment of a “stop and identify” statute in Arizona. Finally, Part V concludes that the Nevada “stop and identify” statute allows too great of an intrusion …


Foreword To The Neuroscience, Law & Government Symposium, Jane Campbell Moriarty Jun 2015

Foreword To The Neuroscience, Law & Government Symposium, Jane Campbell Moriarty

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It is with much pleasure that I write the foreword for this Symposium in the Akron Law Review. The authors were each presenters at the Neuroscience, Law & Government Conference, held at The University of Akron School of Law in September, 2008. The articles in this edition of Akron Law Review are as diverse as the presentations themselves, and provide a fascinating glimpse into various ways in which neuroscience is making inroads in both law and government. The explosion of neuroscience and neuroimaging discoveries this decade is nothing short of remarkable, leading one prominent scientist to term the last several …