Year: 2011

This article has been written by guest author Stacy Hickox, Assistant Professor in the School of Human Resources & Labor Relations at Michigan State University. Wal-Mart employee Joseph Casias was discharged after testing positive for marijuana.  As a registered medical…

This article was written by guest author John Wood, J.D. Candidate, May 2011 at New York University School of Law. Studies of human nature in the context of legal policy tend to contrast the rational choice view against the more recent…

by J. Mason Kjar* I.  The Conflict Between Free Speech and Obscenity Law The First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech protects a lot of material from censorship and criminalization, including erotic material.  Thus, it is completely legal to both possess…

This article was written by guest author Rona Kaufman Kitchen, Assistant Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law. With May’s commemoration of Mothers upon us, this is an opportune time to contemplate whether our laws and policies honor…

Guest author Douglas K. Rush, J.D., Ph.D., wrote this article. He is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Public Service at Saint Louis University where he teaches graduate research methods and statistics courses. He was formerly an assistant…

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…