Critical analysis of state vs. local control over land use policies and regulations, favoring greater state control, using New Jersey as an example.

Application of the international terrorism-based Preemption Doctrine to domestic violence, arguing that battered women should be able to act in anticipatory self-defense.

Trial judges should have an increased role in identifying potentially false confessions before they get to the jury.

States should use parens patriae power to assist children living in poverty, instead of using it only when children are removed from their families.

The US Constitution and principles of federalism require US courts to consider international law when making decisions that touch on human rights.

For most in the United States, discussion of international human rights law brings to mind situations such as Abu Ghraib, the use of child soldiers in Africa, or the practices of the Taliban with regard to women. These egregious civil

Comprehensive litigation on the state level is necessary to dismantle the crippling barriers on criminals' reentry into society.

To ensure equal justice for all, the right to counsel should extend to matters in the civil context