Managing Collateral Consequences in the Information Age
The newest double issue of Federal Sentencing Reporter, “Managing Collateral Consequences in the Information Age,” touches on the topic of post-sentencing collateral consequences and restoration of rights.
OGE: Federal employees must disclose cryptocurrency
In a new legal advisory issued by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on June 18th, federal employees are now required to report their holdings of virtual currency.
Reporters’ Perspective
Two Restatement projects, Economic Harm Torts and Liability Insurance, were reviewed and approved for the final time by ALI membership at the 2018 Annual Meeting, marking the completion of both projects.
Brendan Dassey’s false confession shows we need to be more careful when interrogating juveniles
A recent USA Today Op-ed piece addresses the topic of juvenile interrogation tactics.
The New Essentialism in Property
Since the late 1990s, prominent scholars have rejected the conventional wisdom that the bundle metaphor defines property.
The Reliable Application of Fingerprint Evidence
In November 2017, a state appellate court did something almost unprecedented: It held that a trial judge made an error by admitting testimony on latent fingerprinting.
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