Confronting Indeterminacy and Bias in Child Protection Law
A child protection reform legislative agenda has begun to emerge, but without comprehensively addressing the indeterminacy at the heart of the present legal structure. This Article argues a transformed system must include determinate substantive standards for various stages of child protection cases to limit the system’s scope and the potential for biased decision-making.
Principles for a Data Economy Conference 2021
Following the completion of this project earlier this year, ELI hosted a two-day conference on October 18 and 19.
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium on Restatement of the Law, the Law of American Indians
The symposium brought together leading experts in federal Indian law to discuss the Restatement and examine the Institute’s newly approved Restatement.
A Reexamination of the Parens Patriae Power
This article reexamines the theory of the parens patriae power and shows that far from being obsolete, it continues to have an impact in the juvenile legal system, particularly on the interpretation of minors’ constitutional rights in juvenile and criminal law.
Persisting Sovereignties
This article explores two consequences of tribes’ status as “states” and “nations” under international law during the early Republic.
Native Americans and the Constitution
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the National Constitution Center hosted ‘Native Americans and the Constitution.’
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