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Analysis of products liability litigation and its potential application and adjustments to deal with new contraceptive medication.
The Supreme Court's decisions last term have eroded the protections afforded in the Bill of Rights, and looking forward it seems the trend will continue.
Analysis of the racial bias of the death penalty andr access to post-conviction appellate review for death-row prisoners.
Analyzing constitutional validity of requiring broadcasters to provide free advertising time to political candidates.
Examination of the of the increasing time limitations on death row inmate's ability to file habease corpus petitions.
Exploration of reasons for and possible explanations regarding the growing public support for the death penalty.
Overview of reasons for choosing the death penalty as the subject of the colloquium.
Since its inception in 1970, the Review of Law & Social Change has hosted a series of symposia and colloquia on topics which its members have considered timely and important. These events, which bring together leading aca- demics and practitioners,
Annotations of: FACING THE DEATH PENALTY: ESSAYS ON A CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. Edited by Michael L. Radelet. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1989; THE DEATH PENALTY: A WORLD-WIDE PERSPECTIVE: A REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND
Article discusses the Ted Bundy case and debunks myths about Ted Budy receiving super due process and his attorneys caused delays in executing his sentence.
Supreme Court hasn't examined fairness in death penalty cases and reduced obstacles to its use; abolitionists need legislative and political strategies.
Data shows decisions to charge and sentence defendants to death are not based on legally relevant factors; explores relevancy of factors in Texas cases.
Analyzing the social security review system which is subject to political influences and conflicting law, and suggesting reforms.
Discussion of the intersection of race and contract theory/contract formalism.
Examining Rawls' theory of justice through a feminist lens, and particularly how it fails to deal with sexism in a sexual/marital contract between men & women.
Discussion of if current law impedes forming public policy around the ability of the wealthy to pay higher taxes by allowing secrecy around income tax returns.