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EVOLVING STANDARDS OF DECENCY VS. THE "FLEEING VIOLENT FELON" JUSTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE by Fairley, Sharon R

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OF TIME AND THE TEXT DEVELOPMENTAL CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE JURISPRUDENCE OF ABORTION by Heffernan, William

“…In a 1992 speech, delivered one year before her elevation to the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticized Roe v. Wade for the comprehensiveness of the…”
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SHIFTING THE BURDEN BACK: A COMPLETE REVIEW OF DAUBERT WORKING AGAINST CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS AND ITS ROLE IN WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS by Zerbst, Alexis

“…Across the country, judges, prosecutors, and other actors in the criminal legal system are complacent to the constantly evolving forensic science. Despite…”
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THE DEATH OF CHEVRON AND RISE OF "ANTI-DEFERENCE": EXAMINING THE SUPREME COURT'S LOOMING MERGER OF THE NONDELEGATION MAJOR QUESTIONS DOCTRINES by Liabenow, Dominca Convertino

“…For nearly a century, administrative agencies housed in the executive branch have promulgated regulations in accordance with the limited powers statutorily…”
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SCHOOL DESEGREGATION 50 YEARS AFTER BRADLEY V. MILLIKEN by Runyan, John R, Mogk, John E, Gianopoulos, Erin

“…Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark case in U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation jurisprudence. The claims originated in Michigan, but the effects of the…”
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POLITICIZATION AND PARIAH-TIZATION OF EPIDEMICS-A RECIPE FOR LEGAL AND POLICY DISASTER: COMPARING THE 1892 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC WITH THE HANDLING OF COVID-19 by Billauer, Barbara Pfeffer

“…As we begin to disentangle disastrous COVID-19 policies, it behooves us to investigate whether we are politically programmed to behave in self-defeating ways…”
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Jury Impartiality in the Age of Social Media: Social Media, Prejudicial Pretrial Publicity, and a Criminal Defendant's Sixth Amendment Right to an Impartial Jury by Berghol, Hannah

“…Jury Impartiality in the Age of social media examines a relatively new issue facing the United States Court systems, criminal defendants, attorneys, and judges…”
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CRITICAL ABORTION THEORY by Mcwilliam, Ashley E. Vaughan

“…Power struggles play out in law, and abortion law is a prime example of what Roberto Unger called "the tyranny of abstract social categories. " This paper…”
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Assemblages and Actor Networks in the Borderlands-The Apposition of Reproductive Rights Along the Mexican-American Border by Plasencia, Madeleine M

“…In 1971, Sarah Weddington argued Roe v. Wade as a class action on behalf of pregnant women living in Texas, many of whom, including herself, had to flee the…”
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THE GOVERNMENT OF JUDGES: THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIAL LEGITIMACY AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACTIVISM AND RESTRAINT IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES by Maddox, Trace M

“…The article examines the historical development of judicial legitimacy and its effects on activism and restraint in France and the United States by examining…”
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UNDERSTANDING THE FREEWILL FRONTIER: CREATING A MORE JUST ETHICS SYSTEM by Young, Christopher

“…This article addresses the gap in the research in normative ethics. The primary question in this research is, how and to what extent do discoveries from…”
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WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT LIABILITY: WHY WE SHOULD HARSHEN SENTENCES FOR ADVANTAGED PEOPLE WHILE LIGHTENING SENTENCES FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE by Chiu, Chen-Ya

“…In many countries, including the United States, an individual's socioeconomic status can greatly influence their likelihood of serving prison time…”
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FEDERAL COURTS AND THE CIVILIZING MISSION by Walayat, Aaron J

“…United States federal courts have historically served as a symbol of "civilization." This short essay examines how federal courts play the role of civilizer in…”
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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF JUROR BIAS AGAINST MENTALLY ILL CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS AND HOW DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CAN MITIGATE IT by Turner, Keri S

“…A mental disorder is a neurobiological brain disease that can be diagnosed, treated, and sometimes even cured. The criminal justice system poses threats to…”
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COMPENSATION FOR RUSSIAN CRIMES IN UKRAINE - HOW TO SUE RUSSIA by Brzozowska-Pasieka, Monika

“…This Article acknowledges that the right to reparations or financial satisfaction for survivors or indirect victims (descendants of the deceased) is well…”
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ONE NATION UNDER NEVADA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED STATES WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION STATUTES by Smith, Aubrie

“…Innocence Projects and Conviction Integrity Units continue to pop up throughout the United States, and the number of individuals who have been incarcerated for…”
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AMERICA'S JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN ANSWER TO ITS CRY FOR HELP by Segura, Alyssa

“…This Article identifies the failures within the juvenile justice system and argues for a change in sentencing approaches for juveniles who find themselves in…”
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TRUST AND ANTITRUST: LEGAL REMEDIES FOR PROPAGANDA by Neumann, Benjamin

“…In recent years, with the development of the Internet and the proliferation of social networks, social network advertising has become a hot topic in the field…”
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PERPETUATING EDUCATION INEQUALITY: PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CHOICE IN MICHIGAN by Clements, Kaitlyn

“…It is no secret that public schools, based on their location and taxbase, have differing abilities to fund their districts. To help alleviate some of the…”
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AN INTEREST-CONVERGENCE EXPLANATION OF THE 2020-2022 CONSERVATIVE ATTACK ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY by Delgado, Richard, Stefancic, Jean

“…Scholars such as Derrick Bell and Kyle Campbell have applied materialist tools such as interest convergence in an effort to understand past events such as…”
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