Month: April 2011

ASU Law student Dan Orenstein was selected as a Burton 2011 Distinguished Legal Writing Award winner for his article, "Shaken to the Core: Emerging Scientific Opinion and Post-Conviction Relief in Cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome." His article was published in the Winter 2010-2011…

Laura Curry’s student comment, The Elusive Right to Cross-Examine Individuals Presenting Victim Impact Statements in Arizona Capital Sentencing Proceedings, will be published in the upcoming summer 2011 edition of the Arizona State Law Journal. Here is a brief summary. During the…

More than a year later, Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S.Ct. 876, the United States Supreme Court’s notorious decision on corporate free speech, remains bitterly controversial. Many (including me) view it as a disastrous decision. In essence, by equating money…

Federal law enforcement officials have been tracking the movements of criminal suspects since before technology would allow. The original form of government tracking was simply to follow suspects, either on foot or by vehicle. Next, law enforcement agencies, such as…

This article has been written by guest author Maritza Reyes, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida A&M University College of Law. Most Americans agree that we need comprehensive immigration reform. The failure of the President and Congress to act in this…

Megan Scanlon's student comment will be published in the upcoming summer 2011 edition of the Arizona State Law Journal. Here is a brief summary. From Theory to Practice: Incorporating the “Active Efforts” Requirement in Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings The…

On March 31st, 2011, ASU Law student Cody Huffaker was presented with an award during the Scribes Dinner at the 2011 National Conference of Law Reviews, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. The award was…

Caroline J.S. Picart[i] Well before George Balanchine (1904-1983), Loïe Fuller (1862-1928), Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), and Martha Graham (1894-1991) pioneered American modern dance.  They were white women working in male-dominated and visually racially-mixed theatrical markets (while maintaining…

This article has been written by guest author Scott Shackelford, Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University. Defining Privacy in the Information Age Privacy is the subject of literally thousands of scholarly and popular books and articles.[i] Despite this…

The Arizona State Law Journal will soon publish an article by Brett McDonnell, Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota School of Law. Professor McDonnell's article, Setting Optimal Rules for Shareholder Proxy Access, surveys recent state and federal changes concerning…