Vol. 139 No. 1 Women face distinct challenges throughout the justice system. Among many other inequities, prosecutors frequently employ sexual stereotypes against female defendants, especially in capital cases....
Vol. 138 No. 6 Police use of force continues to be a significant problem in American law and society. Recent discussions have focused on doctrinal issues such as what type of force is considered “reasonable” under the Fourth Amendment and the propriety of qualified immunity as a defense that can shield law enforcement from civil litigation. However, there has been little commentary on how these and other legal questions might be informed by medicine — specifically, victim diagnoses that might effectively absolve officers from criminal prosecution or civil liability.
Vol. 138 No. 4 In 1927, a Supreme Court of Nebraska opinion quoted testimony from the physician who examined capital defendant Frank Carter: “[H]e belonged to a type...
Vol. 138 No. 1 The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause protects the right of “the accused” in a criminal prosecution “to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” In...
Since the Supreme Court’s revitalization of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause in Crawford v. Washington, the legal world has waited for each installment of...
Vol. 137 No. 1 The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause promotes “the protection of innocence,” due process, and fair trials by extending to criminal defendants the right to cross-examine...
Vol. 134 No. 8 This Article exposes a profound and growing injustice that major technology companies have propagated through every level of the judiciary under the guise of...
