Advancing Criminal Reform Through Ballot Initiatives

Nicholas Ansel* Full Article. I. Introduction 2020 brought the world’s attention to bear on American policing and the American carceral regime. After the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, protests erupted in every state in America.[1] By early…
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Nontraditional Criminal Prosecutions in Federal Court

Jonathan Remy Nash* Full Article. Abstract Who, besides the U.S. Department of Justice, can prosecute criminal actions in federal court? This Article considers this question, which has arisen recently in various contexts—the DOJ’s attempt to abort the prosecution of former…
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Enforcing Inbound Forum Selection Clauses in State Court

John Coyle* & Katherine C. Richardson**Full Article.AbstractA forum selection clause is a contractual provision that selects a court for future disputes. Such clauses serve two primary functions. First, they may be used to redirect litigation from one state to another…
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Uncoupling

Naomi Cahn & June Carbone*Full Article.AbstractA series of Supreme Court decisions recognize the end of the federal–state–corporate partnership that once provided a foundation for employment security and family stability. That partnership, which reached its pinnacle during the industrial era, established…
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Now Showing: Hollywood’s Legal Struggles Amid COVID-19

By Hanna Reinke. Introduction COVID-19 has upended seemingly every aspect of life as we previously knew it. With all fifty states issuing independent emergency declarations and the federal government invoking emergency measures of its own, a large portion of life…
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Capital Punishment: We Should Aim For Progress Where We Can Get It

By Eric Wilkins. Arizona officials recently announced that they have acquired a supply of pentobarbital, a difficult-to-obtain lethal injection drug. Plans to resume executions will end the current period of nearly seven years without state-administered capital punishment. The ending of…
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Goodbye Rule 5.4: Legal Ethics Change in Arizona

By Joel TruettAt the beginning of this year Arizona Ethics Rule 5.4 formally ended. The Arizona Supreme Court announced the elimination of the rule last year, and has since gone into effect on January 1, 2021. The rule prohibited partnerships…
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