Conflict of Laws: Choice of Law Theories in Tort
This article delves into the theories governing the choice of law rules in tort cases within the context of conflict of laws.
In Loco Parentis and the Fourth Amendment Rights of Minors in Public Schools
I contend, here, that to achieve and maintain proper discipline as well as the safety of all schoolchildren, a probable cause standard to Fourth Amendment violations is sufficiently lacking in constitutional tethering.
UCLA Law Review Issue on the Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations
Last fall, UCLA Law hosted a symposium on the Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations.
The Institute in the Courts: The American Law Institute and State Courts
State courts across the country continue to be guided by the work of The American Law Institute. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, courts in 49 states and the District of Columbia cited the Restatements of the Law and Principles of the Law over 1000 times.
In Loco Reipublicae
This Article offers a new framework for children in constitutional law, one that elevates children’s rights as developing citizens by recognizing parental duties to respect those citizenship rights.
Tribes, States, and Sovereigns’ Interest in Children
This Article takes opposition to ICWA as an opportunity to scrutinize the nature and permissible scope of political communities’ interests in children. Acknowledging that a community’s and a child’s interests may at times conflict, in turn, makes clear the need to develop tools to identify and manage such conflicts when they occur.
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