Everyone Deserves Representation, but the Question is When?
By: Kris Vicencio Representing some of the most infamous defendants throughout the history of the United States…
Is Brock Turner a Rapist? Under California’s New Laws, He Is Now
By Alice Mutter TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault, sexual violence, rape This past summer, a sexual assault case…
Warning Labels: Balancing Cities and State’s Power to Regulate Health Policy and the First Amendment
By: G. Iñaki Liñero Guarda Obesity is a major problem affecting millions of people in the…
This Call May Be Recorded (and sent to the Prosecution)
By: Blake Paradis In New York City, an inability to pay for bail results in detention on…
Healing and Hurting: Balancing the Therapeutic Power of Victim Impact Statements with their Punitive Intent
By: Isabelle Askanas Ultimately, a murder victim’s family may never experience complete closure, as justice cannot substitute…
No one puts Cosplay in a Corner
By: Sydney Sun The emotional, social, and communal aspects of fandom and cosplay are not necessarily as…
“Stop hurting mommy!” Criminal Penalties for Domestic Violence in Front of a Child
By: Myra Reyes In 2006, the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Body Shop International, and the Secretariat…
Key Victory in the Fight for Transgender Health Rights: Private Run Medicare Plan Must Cover Gender Confirmation Surgery
By: Luz Beato Transgender advocates secured another important win in the fight for equal access…
Volume 24.3
The following articles and comments were published in Volume 24, Issue 3 of The American University Journal…
. . . And Justice for All? The Necessity of Native Civil Jurisdiction in Tribal Courts
By: Rachel Bond In December, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard arguments in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band…
