In November 2012, California voters approved the County of Los Angeles Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, known as ―Measure B. The law requires producers of erotic adult films to overcome financial hurdles and complete educational training to secure filming permits and also mandates the use of condoms during the production of adultContinue reading “Poking Holes in L.A.’s New Condom Requirement: Pornography, Barebacking, and Speech”
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When the Facts and the Law Are Against You, Argue the Genes?: A Pragmatic Analysis of Genotyping Mitigation Defenses for Psychopathic Defendants in Death Penalty Cases
The penalty phase in a capital case represents the most challenging, yet important part of the trial. Once a trial progresses to this stage, the jury has already rendered a guilty verdict, and the defense attorney faces the uphill battle of humanizing the defendant in order to distance him or her from the heinous act.Continue reading “When the Facts and the Law Are Against You, Argue the Genes?: A Pragmatic Analysis of Genotyping Mitigation Defenses for Psychopathic Defendants in Death Penalty Cases”
One-Action in More States: ThePropriety of Expanding theKansas One-Action Rule into Other Jurisdictions
Most second-year law students who have completed an introductory course on civil procedure can explain the doctrines of issue and claim preclusion—collectively known as res judicata—with some proficiency. By successfully invoking either doctrine, one can avoid having to defend against a prolonged and expensive lawsuit. A defendant who fails to meet the elements of eitherContinue reading “One-Action in More States: ThePropriety of Expanding theKansas One-Action Rule into Other Jurisdictions”
Personal Jurisdiction in a Global World: The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decisions in Goodyear Dunlop Tires and Nicastro
In June 2011 the Supreme Court decided two momentous personal jurisdiction cases: one, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown, limited general jurisdiction to its rightful narrow role as a way to establish state court jurisdiction, while the other, J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, barely staved off a second attempt to narrow “stream of commerce”Continue reading “Personal Jurisdiction in a Global World: The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decisions in Goodyear Dunlop Tires and Nicastro”
The Ancient Mariner of Constitutional Law: The Historical, Yet Declining Role of Navigability
Equal Protection for Children of Same-Sex Parents
Gay rights litigation and advocacy traditionally have focused on the unequal treatment of gay and lesbian individuals and couples; less attention has been dedicated explicitly to the legal rights of the children of gay and lesbian parents. This Article asserts that a child of same-sex parents denied a government benefit has a cognizable equal protectionContinue reading “Equal Protection for Children of Same-Sex Parents”
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