January 2023 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on January 19 and 20, 2023, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of five projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed.
Un-Erasing American Indians and the Indian Child Welfare Act from Family Law
This article discusses how family law classrooms can incorporate ICWA into conversations on family law as a step in eliminating bias in the legal academy and in the profession against American Indians.
Christopher Slobogin on Policing and Virtual Searches
The Lawfare Podcast recently featured Christopher Slobogin to discuss his new book, Virtual Searches, Regulating the Covert World of Technological Policing.
Restating the Law in the Shadow of Codes: The ALI in Its Formative Era, in The American Law Institute at 100: A Centennial History
Below is the abstract for “Restating the Law in the Shadow of Codes: The ALI in Its Formative Era, in The American Law Institute at 100: A Centennial History,” available for download on SSRN. Written for a forthcoming book occasioned by the centennial anniversary of...
SLS Faculty at the American Law Institute: Focusing on Access to Justice, Torts, and Constitutional Violations
This article was originally published in The Stanford Lawyer.
The Terms of their Deal: Revitalizing the Treaty Right to Limit State Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Federal recognition of inherent American Indian tribal sovereignty has been memorialized in countless treaties, congressionally ratified agreements, and executive orders setting aside reservations throughout the United States. This article seeks to demonstrate that the Court’s treaty-based analysis of tribal sovereignty should be applied by the judiciary moving forward.
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