Volume 121 Issue 8
June 2008
Article
Book Review
The Consultants’ Republic
Posing questions for a postenvironmental politics
Notes
The Immunity-Conferring Power of the Office of Legal Counsel
The Alien Tort Statute, Forum Shopping, and the Exhaustion of Local Remedies Norm
Rule Porousness and the Design of Legal Directives
“Trading Action for Access”: The Myth of Meritocracy and the Failure To Remedy Structural Discrimination
Cross-Jurisdictional Forum Non Conveniens Preclusion
Shifting the FISA Paradigm: Protecting Civil Liberties by Eliminating Ex Ante Judicial Approval
Recent Cases
United States v. Calabrese
Seventh Circuit Holds that RICO Conspiracy Charges Can Proceed to Trial Despite Unresolved Double Jeopardy Claims.
United States v. Williams
Third Circuit Holds that Government Appeals of Alleged Plea Agreement Breaches by Defendants Are Reviewed De Novo.
United States v. Mannie
Seventh Circuit Holds that a Codefendent's Repeated and Violent Outbursts, Coupled with Intimidation from the Gallery, Denied Defendent a Fair Trial.
FTC v. Accusearch, Inc.
Federal District Court Denies ยง 230 Immunity to Website that Solicits Illicit Content.
General Court of Qatif Sentences Gang-Rape Victim to Prison and Lashings for Violating “Illegal Mingling” Law.
General Court of Qatif Sentences Gang-Rape Victim to Prison and Lashings for Violating "Illegal Mingling" Law.
Recent Legislation
Arbitration Fairness Act 2007
Congress Considers Bill To Invalidate Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clauses for Consumers, Employees, and Franchisees.