Anne E. Mullins* “The opinion, as an expression of judgment, is an essay in persuasion. The value of the opinion is measured by its ability to induce the audience to accept the judgment.” As a nation, we are deeply committed to the rule of law. Particularly...
Stacey A. Tovino* Imagine a forty-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer and who has less than a ten percent chance of living five years from the date of her diagnosis. The woman’s physician, who specializes in oncology and...
Anders Walker* Behind police brutality there is social brutality, economic brutality, and political brutality. — Eldridge Cleaver Few issues in American criminal justice have proven more toxic to police/community relations than stop and frisk. To take just one...
Mary Ziegler* With the growing use of assisted reproductive technology (“ART”), courts have to reconcile competing rights to seek and avoid procreation. Often, in imagining the boundaries of these rights, judges turn to abortion jurisprudence for guidance. This move...
Nick Dantonio People smoke to get a buzz. Plain and simple. Every time a person decides to smoke a cigarette they make a personal costbenefit decision. The benefits of smoking often include improved concentration and mood as well as providing sedative and euphoric...
Paul Holdsworth Long before President John F. Kennedy famously proclaimed the United States of America a “nation of immigrants,” the Statue of Liberty stood above New York Harbor as a beacon of our nation’s historically rich immigrant background. Since 1886, Lady...
