Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, Kaighn Smith, Jr. and Jennifer Morinigo | April 19, 2019 | American Indian Law
The following entry is excerpted from the Reporters’ Introductory Note on Chapter 5 – Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction, and Black Letter and Comments of § 100. Indian Country. Please see the link at the end of this post view the full Introductory Note and § 100,...
Risa L. Goluboff and Leslie Kendrick | March 12, 2019 | Sentencing
Common Law is a new podcast sponsored by UVA School of Law and hosted by Dean Risa Goluboff and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick. The first episode of the season features a conversation between best-selling author John Grisham and Professor Deirdre Enright of the Innocence...
Jeffery Todd Ulmer and Mindy S. Bradley | February 19, 2019 | American Indian Law
AbstractExaminations of the Native American experience in the US criminal justice system are still relatively sparse, despite earlier calls for increased attention to Native American crime and justice issues. This is unfortunate, as Native Americans are unique among...
Alexandra Natapoff | September 7, 2018 | Sentencing
AbstractThe enormous misdemeanor system is an increasingly important and fertile area of criminal justice reform. With over 10 million cases filed each year, vastly outnumbering felonies, the petty-offense process is how most Americans experience the criminal justice...
James Diamond | June 5, 2018 | American Indian Law
As a result of changes in federal law, criminal defendants or defense attorneys are now more likely to find themselves appearing in American Indian tribal courts. This article summarizes the very knotty jurisdictional maze that surrounds criminal law and American...
