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Less Enforcement, More Compliance, Emily Ryo
Less Enforcement, More Compliance, Emily Ryo
Emily Ryo
A common assumption underlying the current public discourse and legal treatment of unauthorized immigrants is that unauthorized immigrants are lawless individuals who will break the law—any law—in search of economic gain. This notion persists despite substantial empirical evidence to the contrary. Drawing on original empirical data, this Article examines unauthorized immigrants and their relationship to the law from a novel perspective to make two major contributions. First, I demonstrate that unauthorized immigrants view themselves and their noncompliance with U.S. immigration law in a manner that is strikingly different from the prevalent view of criminality and lawlessness found in popular and …
Assessment Of Competence Restoration: Determining The Threshold, Andrea L. Dinsmore
Assessment Of Competence Restoration: Determining The Threshold, Andrea L. Dinsmore
Andrea L. Dinsmore
Discusses the legal precedent and research basis of evaluating a defendant's mental competency to stand trial, the variables that contribute to non-restorable incompetence to stand trial, and the differences between patients who are restorable to competency versus those who are not restorable to competency.
The Right To A Fair Trial In The Age Of Facebook, Lori Andrews
The Right To A Fair Trial In The Age Of Facebook, Lori Andrews
Lori B. Andrews
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