Category Archives: Criminal Law

Nicole Kuncl, Seeing Red: The Legal Backlash Against Red-Light Cameras in Florida

Posted on January 22, 2013 by mike814

This Note will examine Florida’s Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, which authorizes the use of traffic infraction detectors (red-light cameras) to enforce traffic laws. Florida, like many other states, currently finds itself in the midst of a heated debate over … Continue reading →

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Lauren Millcarek, Eighteenth Century Law, Twenty-First Century Problems: Jones, GPS Tracking, and the Future of Privacy

Posted on September 5, 2012 by mike814

In 2004, law enforcement officers began investigating Antoine Jones, a Washington, D.C. nightclub owner, for suspected drug trafficking. After gathering information through stakeouts, cameras, and a wiretap on Jones’ phone, the officers obtained a warrant to place a Global Positioning … Continue reading →

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Jocelyn Ho, Bullied to Death: Cberbullying and Student Online Speech Rights

Posted on May 1, 2012 by mike814

In the age of online social networking, photo and video sharing, blogs, text messaging, and other forms of communication technology, bullying among teenagers has reached a whole new level. It has transcended the traditional schoolyard context and crossed into cyberspace, … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth R. Sheyn, Toward a Specific Intent Requirement in White Collar Crime Statutes: How the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Sheds Light on the “General Intent Revolution”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by mike814

The recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, ACA), has altered the landscape of health care and health insurance. However, it has … Continue reading →

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Nancy Leong, The Open Road and the Traffic Stop: Narratives and Counter-Narratives of the American Dream

Posted on March 13, 2012 by mike814

American culture is steeped in the mythology of the open road. In our collective imagination, the road represents freedom, escape, friendship, romance, and above all, the possibility for a better life. But our shared dream of the open road comes … Continue reading →

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R. Michael Cassidy & Gregory I. Massing, The Model Penal Code’s Wrong Turn: Renunciation as a Defense to Criminal Conspiracy

Posted on March 13, 2012 by mike814

While the Model Penal Code was certainly one of the most influential developments in criminal law in the past century, the American Law Institute (ALI) took a seriously wrong turn by recognizing “renunciation” as a defense to the crime of … Continue reading →

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