Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
According to the most recent data, ”[e]very two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.” Studies also estimate that ”1 in 4 imprisoned rape and sexual assault offenders has a prior history of convictions for violent crimes,...
Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
In 1918, citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts voted to amend the Massachusetts Constitution by approving Article Forty-Eight, thereby creating the right for citizens to enact a law through the initiative process. An initiative proposal to change an existing...
Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
Every day, members of the public interact with employees of all backgrounds. Many employees have criminal histories. The public must rely on employers’ ability to appropriately hire and retain employees. Efforts to expand employment for ex-criminal offenders...
Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
In Lindsey v. Normet, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed that housing is not a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. More than one-third of the United States population lives in rental housing and may be evicted at any time. ...
Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
Federal appellate courts employ particular rules to address certain trial defects known as ”plain errors.” Section 52(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a codification of old statutory and common law, governs modern day plain error appeals. ...
Jun 17, 2004 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 37
This Note will discuss the need for the Supreme Court to revisit the confidentiality issue, and more importantly, the need for a determination that individuals hold a privacy interest in personal, identifiable health and medical information. First, this Note will...