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Deploying fetal death: “Fetal burial” laws and the necropolitics of reproduction in Indiana
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 9-23, May 2023., 2023 Abstract While abortion foes in the United States rhetorically promote “life,” discursive invocations of death are foundational to antiabortion advocacy. Pro‐life strategists have made gains mandating the mourning of aborted fetuses through fetal burial bills, which require abortion providers to cremate or bury fetal tissue from abortion procedures ...
Risa Cromer, Sophie Bjork‐James
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American Business Law Journal, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 61-109, Spring 2023., 2023 Few Indian reservations have any semblance of a private sector. Consequently, poverty and unemployment are major problems in much of Indian country. While there are many reasons why private enterprise is scarce in Indian country, one of the foremost reasons is businesses do not trust tribal courts. Businesses' distrust of tribal courts is not unique as
Adam Crepelle
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The Indian Child Welfare Act during the Brackeen years
Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 9-36, March 2023., 2023 Abstract From 2017 through 2022, while the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) was under direct constitutional attack from Texas, state courts around the country continued hearing appeals on ICWA with virtually no regard for the decision‐making happening in Haaland v. Brackeen in the federal courts.
Kathryn E. Fort, Adrian T. Smith
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Lucky you: Your case is heard by a seasoned panel—Panel effects in the German Constitutional Court
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 1179-1221, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Panel effects have been widely studied in randomly composed panels. However, for many courts, panel composition stays constant. Then judges become familiar with each other. They know what to expect from each other. Mutual trust may develop. A local culture may emerge.
Christoph Engel
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The Title VII Amendments Act: A Proposal
American Business Law Journal, Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 339-392, Summer 2022., 2022 Given the narrow framing of the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, that employers cannot fire someone simply for being gay or transgender, numerous questions persist as to whether and to what extent LGBTQ Americans are protected against employment discrimination.
Alex Reed
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Protecting image rights in the face of digitalization: A United States and European analysis
The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Volume 24, Issue 5-6, Page 344-367, November 2021., 2021 Abstract The star of the movie “Rebel without a Cause,” James Dean, died in 1955. Yet the latest film he will officially be credited in, dates back to no sooner than 2020. Indeed, the movie “Finding Jack” will incorporate a hologram of James Dean, resurrected from the dead to play a character in this brand new performance under his name.
Alix C. Heugas
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Remaking the United States Supreme Court in the Courts’ of Appeals Image [PDF]
, 2009 We argue that Congress should remake the United States Supreme Court in the U.S. courts\u27 of appeals image by increasing the size of the Court\u27s membership, authorizing panel decisionmaking, and retaining an en banc procedure for select cases. In so
George, Tracey E., Guthrie, Chris
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Walking the Line: Why the Presumption Against Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Patent Law Should Limit the Reach of 35 U.S.C. § 271(f) [PDF]
, 2007 The advent of the digital era and the global market pose unique challenges to intellectual property law. To adapt, U.S. patent laws require constant interpretation in the face of rapidly changing technological advances. In AT&T Corp. v.
Giordano-Coltart, Jennifer
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Exposing the crumbling justification for absolute prosecutorial discretion in youth filing decisions
Family Court Review, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 401-414, July 2025.Abstract Can absolute prosecutorial discretion in youth charging decisions—like that allowed under Title 16 in the District of Columbia—continue to withstand legal, scientific, and policy‐based scrutiny? The recently‐approved Restatement of Children and the Law adds to the weight of authorities casting further doubt on the wisdom of such discretion ...
Nina A. Herth, Chinh Q. Le
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Back to the Future: Permitting Habeas Petitions Based on Intervening Retroactive Case Law to Alter Convictions and Sentences [PDF]
, 2019 In 1948, Congress enacted 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which authorizes a motion for federal prisoners to “vacate, set aside or correct” their sentences, with the goal of improving judicial efficiency in collateral review.
Casale, Lauren
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