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NoteVol. 89 · Iss. 6
Court-Mandated Story Time: The Victim Narrative in U.S. Asylum Law
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, anti-immigrant rhetoric rose on a tide of fears about the U.S. economy. Nativist narratives inspired by rising…
Jessica Mayo -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 5
Constitutionalized Negligence
The propriety of imposing tort liability for negligent speech has been the subject of controversy since before the First Amendment’s incorporation. The debate over…
Deana Pollard Sacks -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 4
Judging, Expertise, and the Rule of Law
We live in an era of hyper specialization. Professionals across a spectrum of fields focus on mastering and practicing in narrow subspecialties. This is…
Chad M. Oldfather -
NoteVol. 89 · Iss. 3
How ‘Reasonable’ Has Become Unreasonable: A Proposal for Rewriting the Lasting Legacy of Jackson v. Indiana
Inquiry into a defendant’s competence to stand trial has been termed “the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law.”…
Nicholas Rosinia -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 3
Theorizing Mental Health Courts
To date, no scholarly article has analyzed the theoretical basis of mental health courts, which currently exist in forty-three states. This Article examines the…
E. Lea Johnston -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 3
Marginalizing Risk
A major focus of finance is reducing risk on investments, a goal commonly achieved by dispersing the risk among numerous investors. Sometimes, however, risk…
Steven L. Schwarcz