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Due Process
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Land Use Prof Blog
Commissioner’s Corner: Should a Commissioner Be Permitted To Peak at a Google Maps View of a Project Site in a Quasi-Judicial Hearing?
It is hard to believe, but as of last night's hearing, I have now served on the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission for exactly one year. Last night, I…
EvidenceProf Blog
An Addendum to the Addendum: Hae’s Second Diary & A Possible Due Process Clause Violation
By Colin Miller
In yesterday's Addendum episode of the Undisclosed Podcast, Susan discussed a very "interesting" statement made by prosecutor Kathleen Murphy in her closing argument at the trial of Adnan Syed for…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges
The Court today heard oral arguments in two parts in the consolidated cases of Obergefell v. Hodges on certiorari from the Sixth Circuit opinion which had created a split in the…
Education Law Prof Blog
School Suspends Sixth Grader for a Year for Possessing Leaf Found Not to Be Marijuana
Last month Derek cited a study correlating higher student marijuana use to schools in which administrators reported using out-of-school suspensions and students reported low policy enforcement. That has not slowed the use…
PropertyProf Blog
Case of the Week: Sex Offender Registry Law Struck Down
From Joe Singer's Blog:The California Supreme Court has struck down a voter initiative that barred all sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of schools and parks. In re Taylor,…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Hines and Hines on Punitive Damages
Laura J. Hines (University of Kansas School of Law) and N. William Hines (University of Iowa College of Law) have posted on SSRN their article, Constitutional Constraints on Punitive Damages:…
International Law Prof Blog
IACHR Takes Case Against Peru to Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR or Commission) filed an application with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) against Peru with respect to Luis Williams Pollo Rivera. The…
Education Law Prof Blog
Students Threatened with Suspension If Parents Do Not Attend a Meeting
By Derek Black
Parents in Coleman A. Young Elementary in Detroit received letters last week indicating that the parents' children would be suspended if they did not attend a meeting at school. Apparently,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Senate Bill to Address Campus Sexual Assault
By Tracy Thomas
Senate's Revamped Sexual Assault Bill Puts More Pressure on CollegesA bipartisan group of 12 U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday that is aimed at curbing sexual violence on campuses in…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
Law Professors Raise Concerns With Title IX Procedures
Do certain Title IX procedures abridge the due process rights of the accused for the sake of Title IX compliance? The University of Pennsylvania Law School has become the second…