The author proposes a simple amendment to Rule 413 that makes clear that a “sexual assault” is only an act performed without consent, and provides an appropriate definition of “consent” in a newly-added subsection (e). In addition, the author critiques
In 2001, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled, in Aliessa v. Novello, that it was unconstitutional for New York State to bar immigrants who lawfully reside in the United States from receiving state-funded Medicaid benefits.
Tarra Simmons is a recent magna cum laude graduate of Seattle University Law School and a Skadden Fellow with the Public Defender Association of Seattle, where she helps individuals with criminal records overcome legal barriers to housing and employment and
This article explores how unconscious bias has played a central and unacknowledged role in creating disparate outcomes among racial groups, and suggests that the Supreme Court adopt a new standard for Equal Protection violations—discriminatory negligence. The article then explores the