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Mental Health Crisis In Maryland: A Lack Of Hospital Beds For The Mentally Ill Presents Maryland Legislature With Concerns About The Legality And Practicality Of Detainment, Ryan D. Konstanzer
Mental Health Crisis In Maryland: A Lack Of Hospital Beds For The Mentally Ill Presents Maryland Legislature With Concerns About The Legality And Practicality Of Detainment, Ryan D. Konstanzer
Journal of Legislation
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The Privacy Policymaking Of State Attorneys General, Danielle Keats Citron
The Privacy Policymaking Of State Attorneys General, Danielle Keats Citron
Notre Dame Law Review
Much as Justice Louis Brandeis imagined states as laboratories of the law, offices of state attorneys general have been laboratories of privacy enforcement. State attorneys general have been nimble privacy enforcers whereas federal agencies have been more constrained by politics. Local knowledge, specialization, multistate coordination, and broad legal authority have allowed AG offices to fill in gaps in the law. State attorneys general have established baseline fair-information protections and expanded the frontiers of privacy law to cover sexual intimacy and youth. Their efforts have reinforced and strengthened federal norms, further harmonizing certain aspects of privacy and data security policy.
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The Equivalence Of Religion And Conscience, Lucien J. Dhooge
The Equivalence Of Religion And Conscience, Lucien J. Dhooge
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
This Article examines issues posed by the equation of religious liberty with secular conscience, utilizing federal law and the law in those states which have adopted religious freedom restoration acts (RFRAs). The Article initially addresses the definition of religion through an examination of applicable literature and federal and state case law. The same approach is utilized to define conscience. The Article then examines similarities between the two concepts and the implications of their equivalence. The Article concludes that religion and conscience are moral equivalents that require equal legal treatment. However, equal treatment should proceed with caution in order to address …
Through The Looking Glass In Indiana: Mandatory Reporting Of Child Abuse And The Duty Of Confidentiality, Alberto Bernabe
Through The Looking Glass In Indiana: Mandatory Reporting Of Child Abuse And The Duty Of Confidentiality, Alberto Bernabe
Notre Dame Law Review Reflection
This Essay will explain the issue presented by the 2015 Opinion issued by the Legal Ethics Committee of the Indiana State Bar addressing a lawyer's duty to conceal or disclose information regarding sexual abuse of a minor. It will go on to suggest the analysis needed for its proper resolution according to the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct.