Most Recent Issue: Volume 36, Issue 1
The Discretion Loophole: Executive Power, International Refugee Law, and the Erosion of Asylum Protections in the United States
Stanford Law & Policy Review
Since 2018, multiple presidential administrations have used the discretion provision – an obscure quirk of United States legislation—to justify wide-reaching changes in asylum policy that run counter to international law. The grant of asylum in the United States has long been at the discretion of the adjudicator, whereas under international…
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Comment: New Title IX Regs Radically Revamp Campus Disciplinary Proceedings – But is Due Process the First Casualty?
Stanford Law & Policy Review
The long-awaited Title IX regulations governing campus disciplinary proceedings have finally been issued. They are designed to encourage victims of sexual discrimination to come forward, promote access and efficiency, help schools maintain a safe environment for learning, and foster institutional and civic values. That, at least, is how the Department…
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Comment: Transforming Requires Ending the Carceral Logic of the Child Welfare System
Do They Really Ask That? A National Survey of Criminal History Inquiries on Law School Applications
Californians with a Felony Conviction are Now Eligible for Jury Service: How Would They Know?
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