Apr 8, 2005 | Notes, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
A lawyer representing a child finds himself in a serious ethical and legal dilemma when the child-client voices a position that the lawyer believes is incorrect and potentially harmful to the child. When representing an adult, the lawyer must follow the...
Apr 8, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
The jurisdictional limits of federal courts are defined by Constitution and statute and may not be expanded by judicial decree. Accordingly, the habeas corpus statute confers jurisdiction upon federal courts to review the legality of executive detentions of detainees...
Apr 8, 2005 | Notes, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
The exchange above captures the frustration shared between a member of the House Financial Services Committee and an Enron director testifying about the problems that led to the corporation’s catastrophic fiscal demise. Yet aside from deterrence measures, it...
Apr 8, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
In 1980, the Massachusetts legislature enacted a law ”concerning informed consent prior to abortion.” The law revised a parental consent provision the federal courts had struck down earlier and added a requirement that abortion consent forms include...
Apr 8, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
What can you do in fifteen to twenty seconds? Can you dispose of a stash of cocaine in the sink or down the toilet? In United States v. Banks, the Supreme Court of the United States considered that question in deciding how long federal law enforcement must wait when...
Apr 8, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 38
The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees all people the right to be treated equally. Although the Equal Protection Clause extends this entitlement of equality to all races and ethnicities, the United States Supreme Court has held that...