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NoteVol. 103 · Iss. 4
From Victim to Defendant: Advocating for Child Rights of Child Sex Trafficking Victims who Commit Any Criminal Offense as a Result of Their Victimization
Chrystul Kizer. Cyntoia Brown. Pieper Lewis. Alexis Martin. These names represent just a handful of survivors of child sex trafficking (CST) who committed violent…
Amanda N. Ghibaudo -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 6
Reviving Rehabilitation as a Decarceral Tool
After advocates argued that circumstances attendant to late adolescent offenders make them less culpable for their offenses and better disposed to rehabilitation, the Massachusetts…
Aliza Hochman Bloom -
NoteVol. 101 · Iss. 4
The Law of Vibes: Much Ado About Preliminary Injunctions
Federal courts are in the midst of a crisis of legitimacy. Faith in the judiciary has plunged to historically low levels, leading the Biden…
Jacob Cogdill -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 3
Privacy Nicks: How the Law Normalizes Surveillance
Privacy law is failing to protect individuals from being watched and exposed, despite stronger surveillance and data protection rules. The problem is that our…
Woodrow Hartzog, Evan Selinger & Johanna Gunawan -
CommentaryVol. 99 · Iss. 1
The [E]x Factor: Addressing Trauma from Post-Separation Domestic Violence as Judicial Terrorism
Abstract When victims of intimate terrorism leave their abusers, the abuse rarely ends. While many victims exit intimate relationships to try to escape…
Lisa A. Tucker -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 2
Is There a Law Instinct?
The widely held view is that legal systems develop in response to purposeful efforts to achieve economic, political, or social objectives. An alternative view…
Michael D. Guttentag -
NoteVol. 88 · Iss. 5
How the Professional Judgment Standard Could Undermine the Validity of Sexually Violent Predator Laws
The Article presents common features of the statutory schemes for the involuntary dedication of sexually violent predators in the U.S. in 2011. It examines…
David W. Nordsieck -
NoteVol. 88 · Iss. 4
Sweet Dreams Aren’t Made of These: How the VA’ s Disability Compensation Program Leaves Veterans Alone in the Nightmare of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) already afflicts a large number of veterans, and these numbers are only rising with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.…
Alexandra S. Haar -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 4
Cooperation’s Cost
This Article explores the costs and benefits of criminal cooperation, the widespread practice by which prosecutors offer criminal defendants the opportunity to receive reduced…
Miriam Hechler Baer -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 2
Just Negotiation
This Article argues that the procedural justice—that is, fairness of process—plays a critical and largely unexamined role in legal negotiation, encouraging the acceptance of…
Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 1
Hidden Taxes
The idea of hidden taxes is as old as John Stuart Mill, but convincing evidence of their existence is new. In this Article, I…
Brian Galle -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 2
Testing Tarnishment in Trademark and Copyright Law: The Effect of Pornographic Versions of Protected Marks and Works
Federal and state law both provide a cause of action against inappropriate and unauthorized uses that “tarnish” a trademark. Copyright owners also articulate fears…
Wen Bu, Christopher Buccafusco & Paul J. Heald