Mar 9, 2011 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 44
The foreclosure crisis that began in 2007 has forced state and local governments to develop a first response capacity to meet a national crisis. States seeking to control foreclosures have always faced certain limitations in enacting laws that limit or impair contract...
Mar 9, 2011 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 44
This Note argues that the Massachusetts legislature should enact a post-conviction DNA access statute by focusing on various approaches of other state courts and legislatures in recognizing a statutory right to post-conviction DNA testing. The goal of this Note is not...
Mar 9, 2011 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 44
In the wake of Boumediene, there has been a flood of litigation in which detainees seek the writ of habeas corpus challenging their detention as unlawful. As of this writing, there have been roughly thirteen detainees released, while at least sixteen others who were...
Mar 9, 2011 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 44
This Note will explore the evolution of diversity jurisdiction as it relates to corporations and the state of the law after Hertz. Part II.A discusses the constitutional origins of diversity jurisdiction, and Part II.B details the progression of the case law...
Mar 6, 2011 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 44
On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Smoking Prevention Act) into law, authorizing new methods to fight youth smoking. The new law provides the legislative approval necessary for the Food and Drug...
