Who Should Be The ‘Decider’ On Keeping Our Secrets?,
2013
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Who Should Be The ‘Decider’ On Keeping Our Secrets?, Stephen Henderson
Other Faculty Publications
An invited essay for Constitution Day, also available here: http://blogs.law.widener.edu/constitution2013/2013-essay-authors/stephen-henderson/It addresses the national security surveillance disclosed by Edward Snowden and others, and asks whether a fundamental shift would be prudent in the era of Big Data.
Transforming Juvenile Justice: Making Doctrine Out Of Dicta In Graham V. Florida,
2013
University of Michigan Law School
Transforming Juvenile Justice: Making Doctrine Out Of Dicta In Graham V. Florida, Jason Zolle
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
In the late 1980s and 1990s, many state legislatures radically altered the way that their laws treated children accused of crimes. Responding to what was perceived of as an epidemic of juvenile violence, academics and policymakers began to think of child criminals as a "new breed" of incorrigible "superpredators." States responded by making it easier for prosecutors to try and sentence juveniles as adults, even making it mandatory in some circumstances. Yet in the past decade, the Supreme Court handed down four opinions that limit the states' ability to treat children as adults in the justice system. Roper v. Simmons …
A Justified Obligation: Counsel’S Duty To File A Requested Appeal In A Post-Waiver Situation,
2013
Washington and Lee University School of Law
A Justified Obligation: Counsel’S Duty To File A Requested Appeal In A Post-Waiver Situation, Lauren Gregorcyk
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Dog Days Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence,
2013
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
The Dog Days Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Kit Kinports
NULR Online
No abstract provided.
Teaching 'The Wire': Fiction As Pedagogical Tool,
2013
American University Washington College of Law
Teaching 'The Wire': Fiction As Pedagogical Tool, Roger Fairfax
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Altering Attention In Adjudication,
2013
Cornell Law School
Altering Attention In Adjudication, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich, Chris Guthrie
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Judges decide complex cases in rapid succession but are limited by cognitive constraints. Consequently judges cannot allocate equal attention to every aspect of a case. Case outcomes might thus depend on which aspects of a case are particularly salient to the judge. Put simply, a judge focusing on one aspect of a case might reach a different outcome than a judge focusing on another. In this Article, we report the results of a series of studies exploring various ways in which directing judicial attention can shape judicial outcomes. In the first study, we show that judges impose shorter sentences when …
Summary Of State V. Greene, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of State V. Greene, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58, Brittnie Watkins
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered an appeal from a district court order granting respondent’s post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Grave Injustice: Unearthing Wrongful Executions,
2013
University of Richmond
Grave Injustice: Unearthing Wrongful Executions, Mary Kelly Tate
Law Faculty Publications
This book review discusses Richard A. Stack's book, Grave Injustice, which illustrates the flaws in America's use of capital punishment. "Simply put, the death penalty is shown to be a massive policy failure diminishing the legitimacy of the criminal justice system in the world's leading democracy. Stack uses his reportorial skills to distill the complex subject of the American death penalty into a digestible form, yet he never cuts corners with the human dimension. This dimension is always at the center of crime and punishment and, most hauntingly, at the center of the American death penalty and its tragic …
Banished For Life: Deportation Of Juvenile Offenders As Cruel And Unusual Punishment,
2013
Southwestern Law School
Banished For Life: Deportation Of Juvenile Offenders As Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Beth Caldwell
Cardozo Law Review
No abstract provided.
Electronic Data Discovery Sanctions: The Unmapped, Unwinding, Meandering Road, And The Courts’ Role In Steadying The Playing Field,
2013
University of San Diego
Electronic Data Discovery Sanctions: The Unmapped, Unwinding, Meandering Road, And The Courts’ Role In Steadying The Playing Field, Ahunanya Anga
San Diego Law Review
This Article highlights a growing problem for litigants who are involved in electronic data discovery (EDD). The world of litigation today encompasses massive amounts of electronically produced documents. It is estimated that ninety-nine percent of new information is created and stored electronically. The litigation practice generally, as it relates to electronic discovery (e-discovery) particularly, has mushroomed into a chaotic process. The technological age has radically impacted the federal discovery process. The purpose of the 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) was, among other things, to address problems associated with electronically stored information (ESI) that arise during …
Winning–Or At Least Not Losing–On Cross-Examination,
2013
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C.
Winning–Or At Least Not Losing–On Cross-Examination, Henry G. Miller
Pace Law Review
Cross-examination is, of course, the glamour topic of trial practice. You cannot get people too excited about direct examinations or openings, maybe summations, but cross-examination is the riveting topic; the stuff of which legends are made. It is not always easy, and I am going to give you a few pointers. Now for those who have not tried many cases, you cannot learn to be a cross-examiner by just listening to one person talk. But what you can do is pick up a few ideas. And as I talk, it is OK to think, “Hey you know; maybe there’s a …
New Methods Of Financial White-Collar Criminal Investigation And Prosecution: The Spillover Of Wiretaps To Civil Enforcement Proceedings,
2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
New Methods Of Financial White-Collar Criminal Investigation And Prosecution: The Spillover Of Wiretaps To Civil Enforcement Proceedings, Andrew P. Atkins
Pace Law Review
To have a proper understanding of the questions presented by the Rajaratnam cases, a basic understanding of the criminal and civil cases is necessary. Accordingly, Part II will briefly discuss the facts of the two cases, the investigation, and relevant court rulings. Part III will briefly discuss the history and relevant provisions of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act , the “comprehensive scheme” for regulating the authorization and disclosure of wiretaps. Part IV will discuss the primary theories the SEC could have used to obtain wiretap recordings for use in its civil enforcement proceeding, namely …
It’S Raining Katz And Jones: The Implications Of United States V. Jones–A Case Of Sound And Fury,
2013
John Marshall Law School
It’S Raining Katz And Jones: The Implications Of United States V. Jones–A Case Of Sound And Fury, Jace C. Gatewood
Pace Law Review
This Article discusses the implications of Jones in light of emerging technology capable of duplicating the monitoring undertaken in Jones with the same degree of intrusiveness attributable to GPS tracking devices, but without depending on any physical invasion of property. This Article also discusses how the pervasive use of this emerging technology may reshape reasonable expectations of privacy concerning an individual’s public movements, making it all the more difficult to apply the Fourth Amendment constitutional tests outlined in Jones. In this regard, this Article explores recent trends in electronic tracking, surveillance, and other investigative methods that have raised privacy concerns, …
Summary Of Armenta-Carpio V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Armenta-Carpio V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Drew Wheaton
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered whether a concession-of-guilt strategy is equivalent to a guilty plea, thus requiring the district court to canvass a defendant to determine whether he knowingly and voluntarily consented to the concession of guilt.
Summary Of Brass V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 53,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Brass V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 53, Katelyn J. Cantu
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered whether an attorney may file a substantive motion on a deceased client's behalf in a criminal case when a personal representative has not been substituted as a party to the appeal.
Summary Of State V. Robles-Nieves, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of State V. Robles-Nieves, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55, Sean Africk
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered the appropriate factors for evaluating a motion for the stay of a criminal proceeding pending the resolution of an interlocutory appeal from an order granting a motion to suppress evidence.
Summary Of Clay V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 48,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Clay V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Katelyn Franklin
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging an order from the district court denying a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The question before the Court was whether a district attorney violates NRS 172.095(2) when he or she seeks an indictment for child abuse or neglect under NRS 200.508(1),2 based on nonaccidental physical injury, but fails to inform the grand jurors of the definition of “physical injury.”
Summary Of State V. Beckman, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 51,
2013
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of State V. Beckman, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 51, Daniel Nubel
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order granting a motion to suppress evidence. The Court clarified the government’s ability to subject citizens to drug sniffing dogs in the absence of reasonable suspicion.
Survey Of Washington Search And Seizure Law:
2013 Update,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Survey Of Washington Search And Seizure Law: 2013 Update, Justice Charles W. Johnson, Justice Debra L. Stephens
Seattle University Law Review
This survey is intended to serve as a resource to which Washington lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers, and others can turn as an authoritative starting point for researching Washington search and seizure law. In order to be useful as a research tool, this Survey requires periodic updates to address new cases interpreting the Washington constitution and the U.S. Constitution and to reflect the current state of the law. Many of these cases involve the Washington State Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Washington constitution. Also, as the U.S. Supreme Court has continued to examine Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence, its …
Contrition In The Courtroom: Do Apologies Affect Adjudication?,
2013
Cornell Law School
Contrition In The Courtroom: Do Apologies Affect Adjudication?, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Chris Guthrie, Andrew J. Wistrich
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Apologies usually help to repair social relationships and appease aggrieved parties. Previous research has demonstrated that in legal settings, apologies influence how litigants and juries evaluate both civil and criminal defendants. Judges, however, routinely encounter apologies offered for instrumental reasons, such as to reduce a civil damage award or fine, or to shorten a criminal sentence. Frequent exposure to insincere apologies might make judges suspicious of or impervious to apologies. In a series of experimental studies with judges as research participants, we find that in some criminal settings, apologies can induce judges to be more lenient, but overall, apologizing to …
