Sex Offense Registries in Europe and Around the World
This article presents new research by Stephen Schulhofer about the treatment of sex offense registration in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU. The research, along with an introduction by Alessandro Corda, comes from material prepared for inclusion in an upcoming draft of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses.
The Equal-Protection Challenge to Federal Indian Law
This article addresses a significant challenge to federal Indian law currently emerging in the federal courts. In 2013, the Supreme Court suggested that the Indian Child Welfare Act may be unconstitutional, and litigation on that question is now pending in the Fifth Circuit.
New NJ Criminal Justice Data Law Could Spur Reforms Elsewhere
On Nov. 9, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill calling on New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal to set up a program to collect and record data on defendants age 18 or older. The data collection and analysis are intended to provide a closer look at potential problems in the system and better equip lawmakers to tackle those issues.
Indiana’s Indian Laws: Indigenous Erasure and Racism in the Land of the Indians
This article seeks to fill the immense gap in literature related to Indian law in Indiana. It can be a tool for educators, students, and practitioners seeking to learn more about this area of law.
Dentist Says Virus Caused Property Damage In Insurance Suit
A Law360 article discusses a recent case in which a Minnesota dental office argued that “more courts across the country have rejected insurers’ bids to dismiss COVID-19 business interruption suits for policies without a virus exclusion.”
Why Counting Presidential Votes Is Not for Federal District Courts
For the past several months, Election Law at Ohio State and SCOTUSblog have teamed up to track significant election-related lawsuits with the potential to reach the Supreme Court and affect the presidential election. Now, two weeks after Election Day, litigation over the outcome of the election is rapidly diminishing, but it hasn’t yet completely disappeared.
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