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When "Reasonableness" Is Not So Reasonable: The Need To Restore Clarity To The Appellate Review Of Federal Sentencing Decisions After Rita, Gall, And Kimbrough, Craig D. Rust Dec 2012

When "Reasonableness" Is Not So Reasonable: The Need To Restore Clarity To The Appellate Review Of Federal Sentencing Decisions After Rita, Gall, And Kimbrough, Craig D. Rust

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The (In)Admissibility Of False Confession Expert Testimony, David A. Perez Dec 2012

The (In)Admissibility Of False Confession Expert Testimony, David A. Perez

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This Comment discusses the relationship between police interrogation tactics and false confessions in order to address the admissibility of false confession expert testimony, a question that has traditionally been left to the discretion of the trial judge. The current literature-indeed, the prevailing consensus-argues for drastic changes to police interrogation practices to prevent false confessions and, in combination with such changes, demands that expert testimony on false confessions be admitted in criminal trials. Despite the relative unanimity in the literature, state and federal courts remain bitterly divided on the question of admissibility of false confession expert testimony. Each decision in this …


The Psychotherapist And The Attorney/Client Privileges As They Arise In Civil Rights Disputes, Lewis M. Wasserman Sep 2012

The Psychotherapist And The Attorney/Client Privileges As They Arise In Civil Rights Disputes, Lewis M. Wasserman

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This article briefly reviews the elements of the psychotherapist-patient and attorney-client privileges and how these privileges may be waived in the context of federal civil rights litigation.


Federal Governmental Power: The Voting Rights Act, Michael C. Dorf Sep 2012

Federal Governmental Power: The Voting Rights Act, Michael C. Dorf

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Considering The Libel Trial Of Émile Zola In Light Of Contemporary Defamation Doctrine, Peter A. Zablotsky Jan 2012

Considering The Libel Trial Of Émile Zola In Light Of Contemporary Defamation Doctrine, Peter A. Zablotsky

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Touro Law School's three-day conference on the Dreyfus affair provided an opportunity to re-examine the libel trial Émile Zola. A modern view on tort law is provided to analyze this case as if it unfolded today.


Defining Instrumentalities Of Deadly Force, Tim Longo Oct 2011

Defining Instrumentalities Of Deadly Force, Tim Longo

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Qualified Immunity: Further Developments In The Post-Pearson Era, Karen M. Blum Oct 2011

Qualified Immunity: Further Developments In The Post-Pearson Era, Karen M. Blum

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Twombly And Iqbal: The Introduction Of A Heightened Pleading Standard, Shira A. Sheindlin Honorable Oct 2011

Twombly And Iqbal: The Introduction Of A Heightened Pleading Standard, Shira A. Sheindlin Honorable

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Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt Honorable Oct 2011

Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt Honorable

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Civil Rights Litigation From The October 2007 Term, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2009

Civil Rights Litigation From The October 2007 Term, Martin A. Schwartz

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Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation From The October 2006 Term, Martin Schwartz Jan 2008

Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation From The October 2006 Term, Martin Schwartz

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Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation In The October 2005 Term, Martin Schwartz Jan 2007

Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation In The October 2005 Term, Martin Schwartz

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Section 1983 Cases In The October 2004 Term, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2006

Section 1983 Cases In The October 2004 Term, Martin A. Schwartz

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Wrongful Death Actions Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Steven Steinglass, Richard Emery, Ilann Margalit Maazel Jan 2003

Wrongful Death Actions Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Steven Steinglass, Richard Emery, Ilann Margalit Maazel

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Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court’S 1998 Term, Eileen Kaufman Jan 2000

Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court’S 1998 Term, Eileen Kaufman

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A Colony At Risk, Derrick Bell Jan 1999

A Colony At Risk, Derrick Bell

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A "Welfare Prince" Looks At Welfare Reform, Dink Stover Jan 1999

A "Welfare Prince" Looks At Welfare Reform, Dink Stover

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Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court's 1997 Term, Eileen Kaufman Jan 1999

Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court's 1997 Term, Eileen Kaufman

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The Politics Of Race On The Electronic Highway: An Analysis Of The Video Dialtone Redlining Cases, And The Nynex Consent Decree In Roxbury, Madeleine Mercedes Plasencia Jan 1999

The Politics Of Race On The Electronic Highway: An Analysis Of The Video Dialtone Redlining Cases, And The Nynex Consent Decree In Roxbury, Madeleine Mercedes Plasencia

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The Imposition Of The Death Penalty In The United States Of America: Does It Comply With International Norms?, Beverly Mcqueary Smith Jan 1999

The Imposition Of The Death Penalty In The United States Of America: Does It Comply With International Norms?, Beverly Mcqueary Smith

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Critical Race Theory-The Last Voyage, Dan Subotnik Jan 1999

Critical Race Theory-The Last Voyage, Dan Subotnik

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Thirteen Stories, Anthony Paul Farley Jan 1999

Thirteen Stories, Anthony Paul Farley

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53 Years In The Struggle For Equal Rights: An African-American Jurist's Life In The Law (Equal Justice Under The Law: An Autobiography By Constance Baker Motley), Lancelot B. Hewitt Jan 1999

53 Years In The Struggle For Equal Rights: An African-American Jurist's Life In The Law (Equal Justice Under The Law: An Autobiography By Constance Baker Motley), Lancelot B. Hewitt

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Introduction, Leon D. Lazer Jan 1999

Introduction, Leon D. Lazer

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Of False Teeth And Biting Critiques: Jones V. Fisher In Context, Regina Austin Jan 1999

Of False Teeth And Biting Critiques: Jones V. Fisher In Context, Regina Austin

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Race Consciousness: A Mere Means Of Preventing Escapes From The Control Of Her White Masters?, Reginald Leamon Robinson Jan 1999

Race Consciousness: A Mere Means Of Preventing Escapes From The Control Of Her White Masters?, Reginald Leamon Robinson

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Race As Resistance: Racial Identity As More Than Ancestral Heritage, Chris K. Iijima Jan 1999

Race As Resistance: Racial Identity As More Than Ancestral Heritage, Chris K. Iijima

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Hopwood, Equal Protection, And Affirmative Action: Can Anyone's Ox Be Gored?, David J. Jannuzzi Jan 1998

Hopwood, Equal Protection, And Affirmative Action: Can Anyone's Ox Be Gored?, David J. Jannuzzi

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New York Public School Financing Litigation, Honorable Leon D. Lazer Jan 1998

New York Public School Financing Litigation, Honorable Leon D. Lazer

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Sexual Discrimination And Sexual Misconduct: Applying New York's Gender-Specific Sexual Misconduct Law To Consenting Minors, Douglas Mcnamara Jan 1998

Sexual Discrimination And Sexual Misconduct: Applying New York's Gender-Specific Sexual Misconduct Law To Consenting Minors, Douglas Mcnamara

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