16th Annual MSU ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
The 16th Annual Indigenous Law and Policy Center and Tribal In-House Counsel Association Indigenous Law Conference, hosted by Michigan State University College of Law, will take place October 10-11, 2019 (With pre-conference activities on October 9).
How Long Is A Life Sentence? For Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, A Philosophical Quandary.
What’s the meaning of “life?”. Pennsylvania’s highest court considers the question currently facing many other courts around the country of how many years in prison constitute a life sentence, and how can such a thing be calculated?
Property and Projection
This Article argues that property law can and should address projection claims by private owners. It traces the history of property tort claims involving light, explaining how the law developed to emphasize economic and physical harm and identifying the forgotten strands of doctrine that nonetheless support liability for targeted projections.
Policing Project Drafts Innovative New Use of Force Policy For Camden
The Camden County Police Department recently announced adoption of its innovative, revised use of force policy drafted with the help of the Policing Project.
Risk and Resources: A Qualitative Perspective on Low-Level Sentencing in Virginia
Virginia’s sentencing guidelines include alternative sanctions based on the use of a quantitative instrument called the Nonviolent Risk Assessment (NVRA) that identifies individuals convicted of drug and property crimes that are considered to be at lower risk of recidivism. In this study, the authors explore how judges make use of the NVRA instrument when sentencing individuals convicted of low‐level drug and property crimes.
Our Data-Driven Future: Promise, Perils, and Prognoses
Nowadays, most of our activities and personal details are recorded by one entity or another. These data are used for many applications that fundamentally enrich our lives, such as navigation systems, social networks, search engines, and health monitoring.
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