Volume 125 Issue 6
April 2012
Article
Book Reviews
Law and the President
The expansion of executive power in the American political landscape
Crime and Law: An American Tragedy
Surveying the problems plaguing the criminal justice system
Notes
Everlasting Software
Improving the Carceral Conditions of Federal Immigrant Detainees
Recent Cases
Muniz v. Smith
Sixth Circuit Holds that Defense Counsel's Nap During a Cross-Examination Does Not Clearly Violate the Sixth Amendment.
Alliance for Open Society International v. U.S. Agency for International Development
Second Circuit Finds Affirmative Speech Condition on Leadership Act Funds Unconstitutional.
State v. Henderson
New Jersey Supreme Court Uses Psychological Research to Update Admissibility Standards for Out-of-Court Identifications.
Diop v. ICE/Homeland Security
Third Circuit Holds that the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 Authorizes Immigration Detention Only for a "Reasonable Period of Time."
Fisher v. Tucson Unified School District
Ninth Circuit Requires Continued Federal Oversight of School District.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng
Second Circuit Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Imported Works Manufactured and First Sold Abroad.
Recent Administrative Interpretation
Libya and War Powers: Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Obama Administration Argues that U.S. Military Action in Libya Does Not Constitute "Hostilities."
Recent Legislation
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act, 2011, c. 13 (U.K.)
United Kingdom Adds Barrier to Private Prosecution of Universal Jurisdiction Crimes.