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Deregulating Guilt: The Information Culture Of The Criminal System, Alexandra Natapoff Dec 2008

Deregulating Guilt: The Information Culture Of The Criminal System, Alexandra Natapoff

Cardozo Law Review

The criminal system has an uneasy relationship with information. On the one hand, the criminal process is centrally defined by stringent evidentiary and information rules and a commitment to public transparency. On the other, largely due to the dominance of plea bargaining, criminal liability is determined by all sorts of unregulated, non-public information that never pass through the quality control of evidentiary, discovery, or other criminal procedure restrictions. The result is a process that generates determinations of liability that are often unmoored from systemic information constraints. This phenomenon is exemplified, and intensified, by the widespread use of criminal informants, or …


Self-Incrimination And The Epistemology Of Testimony, Michael S. Pardo Dec 2008

Self-Incrimination And The Epistemology Of Testimony, Michael S. Pardo

Cardozo Law Review

The Supreme Court's limitation of the privilege against self-incrimination to evidence of a testimonial nature has been controversial. The doctrinal reliance on a distinction between physical and testimonial evidence has proven difficult to apply in practice, and it has been criticized as being descriptively inaccurate, analytically incoherent, and normatively indefensible. This article offers a defense of the distinction on epistemological grounds. The philosophical focus on testimony as a source of knowledge provides some insight into what makes testimony distinct as an epistemic source. These considerations are used to provide a coherent and principled way to distinguish what evidence to treat …


The Right To Silence Helps The Innocent: A Response To Critics, Alex Stein Dec 2008

The Right To Silence Helps The Innocent: A Response To Critics, Alex Stein

Cardozo Law Review

This Article responds to the numerous critics of Daniel J Seidmann & Alex Stein, The Right to Silence Helps the Innocent: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the Fifth Amendment Privilege, 114 HARV. L. REV. 430 (2000). Under Seidmann and Stein's theory, the right to silence protects innocents who find themselves unable to corroborate their self-exonerating accounts by verifiable evidence. Absent the right, guilty criminals would pool with innocents by making false self-exonerating statements. Factfinders would consequently discount the probative value of all uncorroborated exculpatory statements, at the expense of those innocents who cannot corroborate their true accounts. The right to …


Introduction: Wherefor The Privilege?, Kate Stith Dec 2008

Introduction: Wherefor The Privilege?, Kate Stith

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Theorizing About Self-Incrimination, Ronald J. Allen Dec 2008

Theorizing About Self-Incrimination, Ronald J. Allen

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Confessing In The Human Voice: A Defense Of The Privilege Against Selfincrimination, Andrew E. Taslitz Oct 2008

Confessing In The Human Voice: A Defense Of The Privilege Against Selfincrimination, Andrew E. Taslitz

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a cornerstone of American constitutional law, yet it faces erosion through recent Supreme Court rulings and scholarly critiques. The article presents a novel defense of this privilege, focusing on the protection of the "literal voice" and "metaphorical voice," arguing that compelled speech uniquely harms dignity, identity, and autonomy. It critiques existing justifications as insufficient and proposes a framework rooted in social science and linguistic compulsion, emphasizing the privilege's role in preventing state overreach and safeguarding individual autonomy.


Haifa University V. Oz, Esther Hayut, Miriam Naor, Dorit Beinisch May 2008

Haifa University V. Oz, Esther Hayut, Miriam Naor, Dorit Beinisch

Translated Opinions

Facts:  The petitioner employed respondents 1-3 (hereinafter – the respondents) as lecturers in the Theatre Department. Against the background of complaints concerning the management of the department, an Investigative Committee was established, which decided not to renew the employment of respondents 2-3 and to transfer respondent 1 to another department. The Regional Labour Court rejected the respondent's request to order the petitioner to provide them with all of the material relied upon by the Committee, including protocols and testimony, ruling that the material they had received sufficed to allow for an adequate response on the respondents' part to the claims. …


Detecting Lies Using Demeanor, Bias, And Context, Max Minzner May 2008

Detecting Lies Using Demeanor, Bias, And Context, Max Minzner

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Substantial Evidence In The Law Of International Trade: Meaningful Judicial Review Of Antidumping Actions Or Perpetuation Of The Yo-Yo Effect?, Bryan A. Edens Apr 2008

Substantial Evidence In The Law Of International Trade: Meaningful Judicial Review Of Antidumping Actions Or Perpetuation Of The Yo-Yo Effect?, Bryan A. Edens

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The note argues that the Court of International Trade (CIT) should have the authority to remand agency decisions with specific instructions to reach a judicially determined outcome, particularly in cases involving international trade disputes. This expanded role for the CIT is necessary to prevent unchecked executive discretion, address the inefficiencies of the "yoyo effect" (repeated remands between courts and agencies), and ensure the rule of law in international trade. The note critiques the current deferential standard of review and advocates for a more substantive and less formalistic approach to judicial review, particularly under the substantial evidence standard.


The Three Negations, Alain Badiou Apr 2008

The Three Negations, Alain Badiou

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Source Of The Problem Of Sources: The First Amendment Fails The Fourth Estate, Joel M. Gora Mar 2008

The Source Of The Problem Of Sources: The First Amendment Fails The Fourth Estate, Joel M. Gora

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Are Journalists Privileged?: Panel Discussion, Anthony Lewis, Max Frankel, Victor Kovner Mar 2008

Are Journalists Privileged?: Panel Discussion, Anthony Lewis, Max Frankel, Victor Kovner

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Reporter Keeping Confidences: More Important Than Ever, David Rudenstine Mar 2008

A Reporter Keeping Confidences: More Important Than Ever, David Rudenstine

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Stray Remarks And Mixed-Motive Cases After Desert Palace V. Costa: A Proximity Test For Determining Minimal Causation, Ezra S. Greenberg Mar 2008

Stray Remarks And Mixed-Motive Cases After Desert Palace V. Costa: A Proximity Test For Determining Minimal Causation, Ezra S. Greenberg

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bilcare, Ksr, Presumptions Of Validity, Preliminary Relief, And Obviousness In Patent Law, Joshua D. Sarnoff Jan 2008

Bilcare, Ksr, Presumptions Of Validity, Preliminary Relief, And Obviousness In Patent Law, Joshua D. Sarnoff

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Katrina, Feminism, And Environmental Justice, Robert R.M. Verchick Jan 2008

Katrina, Feminism, And Environmental Justice, Robert R.M. Verchick

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article examines the disproportionate impact of Hurricane Katrina on marginalized communities, particularly African Americans and women, through the lens of feminist theory and environmental justice. It argues that the disaster's effects were not random but rather the result of systemic inequalities rooted in race, gender, and class. The analysis emphasizes the need to address these disparities in disaster response and recovery policies to ensure justice and equity for all.


The Antigone Dilemma: When The Paths Of Law And Morality Diverge, J. C. Oleson Nov 2007

The Antigone Dilemma: When The Paths Of Law And Morality Diverge, J. C. Oleson

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disparities Between Asbestosis And Silicosis Claims Generated By Litigation Screenings And Clinical Studies, Lester Brickman Nov 2007

Disparities Between Asbestosis And Silicosis Claims Generated By Litigation Screenings And Clinical Studies, Lester Brickman

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sarbanes-Oxley: The Evidence Regarding The Impact Of Sox 404, Robert Prentice Nov 2007

Sarbanes-Oxley: The Evidence Regarding The Impact Of Sox 404, Robert Prentice

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Review And Oversight Of National Security Activities And Some Reflections On Canada's Arar Inquiry, Kent Roach Oct 2007

Review And Oversight Of National Security Activities And Some Reflections On Canada's Arar Inquiry, Kent Roach

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Deterrence, Retributivism, And The Law Of Evidence, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein Sep 2007

Deterrence, Retributivism, And The Law Of Evidence, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein

Articles

Legal scholarship has long treated substantive criminal law and evidence as two separate and distinct fields. The former largely concerns itself with evaluating substantive criminal law rules by reference to various animating theories-most prominently, those of deterrence and retributivism.' Scholars, students, and policymakers laud or condemn doctrines based on notions of "just deserts" or ideas about the incentives they create for those disposed to commit a crime. When it comes to the numerous evidentiary and other rules that determine the course of prosecutions and proof, however, the conversation is different. Here, questions of reliability, evidential worth, and accuracy in fact-finding …


Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein Sep 2007

Mediating Rules In Criminal Law, Richard A. Bierschbach, Alex Stein

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This Article challenges the conventional divide between substantive criminal law theory, on the one hand, and evidence law, on the other, by exposing an important and unrecognized function of evidence rules in criminal law. Throughout the criminal law, special rules of evidence work to mediate conflicts between criminal law's deterrence and retributivist goals. They do this by skewing errors in the actual application of the substantive criminal law to favor whichever theory has been disfavored by the substantive rule itself The mediating potential of evidentiary rules is particularly strong in criminal law because the substantive law's dominant animating theories-deterrence and …


The Source-Centric Framework To The Exclusionary Rule, Luke M. Milligan May 2007

The Source-Centric Framework To The Exclusionary Rule, Luke M. Milligan

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Miranda Is Not Enough: A New Justification For Demanding "Strong Corroboration" To A Confession, Boaz Sangero May 2007

Miranda Is Not Enough: A New Justification For Demanding "Strong Corroboration" To A Confession, Boaz Sangero

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Holistic Culpability, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan May 2007

Holistic Culpability, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Conundrum Of Mental States: Substantive Rules And Evidence Combined, Keren Shapira-Ettinger May 2007

The Conundrum Of Mental States: Substantive Rules And Evidence Combined, Keren Shapira-Ettinger

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tripartite Structures Of Criminal Law In Germany And Other Civil Law Jurisdictions, Russell L. Christopher May 2007

Tripartite Structures Of Criminal Law In Germany And Other Civil Law Jurisdictions, Russell L. Christopher

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Apology In The Context Of Wrongful Conviction: Why The System Should Say It's Sorry, Abigail Penzell Jan 2007

Apology In The Context Of Wrongful Conviction: Why The System Should Say It's Sorry, Abigail Penzell

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

The first section of this Note will discuss apology as a psychological tool to heal victims, offenders, and the community. The second section will examine the use of apology in analogous contexts to that of wrongful conviction. The third section will explore the potential or perceived disadvantages of offering an apology in the criminal context. The fourth section will detail the desire for apology among the wrongfully convicted as well as give examples of situations - like Mr. Fuller's - in which an apology has been tendered and has helped victims reintegrate into society. Finally, I will conclude that the …


Adverse To What?: The Increasing Value Of Patent Opinions After Knorr-Bremse, Matthew Leary Jan 2007

Adverse To What?: The Increasing Value Of Patent Opinions After Knorr-Bremse, Matthew Leary

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Friday Night 'Lite': How De-Racialization In The Motion Picture Friday Night Lights Disserves The Movement To Eradicate Racial Discrimination From American Sport, N. Jeremi Duru Jan 2007

Friday Night 'Lite': How De-Racialization In The Motion Picture Friday Night Lights Disserves The Movement To Eradicate Racial Discrimination From American Sport, N. Jeremi Duru

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.