Jennifer Morinigo | September 6, 2016 | Sexual Assault
The definition of Consent has been one of the most hotly debated issues in the project. Although it comprises only a single subsection of the Definitions section (Section 213.0(3)), “consent” is the principal concept used to distinguish lawful from unlawful sexual...
Jennifer Morinigo | August 31, 2016 | American Indian Law
In an opinion filed on August 3, 2016, the Texas Court of Appeals reinstated state court jurisdiction in an Indian Child Custody Dispute. Read the full opinion (Villarreal v. Villarreal). SHARE Jennifer Morinigo The American Law...
Jennifer Morinigo | August 26, 2016 | Sexual Assault
An article in Reveal, a publication by The Center for Investigative Reporting, asserts that Mississippi and California sexual assault laws lag behind the other 48 states. The article states that the ALI Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses project may...
Jennifer Morinigo | August 22, 2016 | Student Sexual Misconduct
The ABA presented a panel titled “Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Balancing the Rights and Interests of the Accused and the Victim” at its Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The ABA reported that the panel “discussed some of the most pressing issues concerning...