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Hofstra Law Review

Journal

2014

Actions & defenses (Law) -- United States

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Jury Nullification: What It Is And How To Do It Ethically, Monroe H. Freedman Jan 2014

Jury Nullification: What It Is And How To Do It Ethically, Monroe H. Freedman

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The article discusses the concept of jury nullification (JN) in America as of 2014, and it presents practical advice for U.S. attorneys on how to use the JN process in an ethical manner. The U.S. Supreme Court determined in the 1895 case Sparf v. United States that jurors, who have the power to nullify the law in rendering a general verdict, can also be kept ignorant of their power of nullification. U.S. constitutional laws and several other JN cases are examined.


Repealing Physician-Only Laws: Undoing The Burden Of Gestational Age Limits, Ada Kozicz Jan 2014

Repealing Physician-Only Laws: Undoing The Burden Of Gestational Age Limits, Ada Kozicz

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The article discusses a proposal to undo the burden of gestational age limits in state abortion laws in America by repealing physician-only laws, and it mentions the possible establishment of an undue burden legal standard, as well as information about several abortion-related legal cases such as Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania v. Casey. U.S. constitutional laws and bans on abortion are examined, as well as the qualifications of non-physician clinicians.