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Fordham Urban Law Journal articles from March 2006
A bimonthly legal book published by the law school at Fordham University. Each issue focuses on a single topic, and publishes original research, critical pieces, and long-form essays related to that topic.
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Fordham Urban Law Journal archives from March 2006
Prosecuting judges for ethical violations: are criminal sanctions constitutional and prudent, or do they constitute a threat to judicial independence?
March 1, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION
On April 29, 2004, the Kings County Supreme Court made legal history by dismissing eight counts of an indictment against then-Justice Gerald Garson. (1) In six of these counts, Justice Garson was accused of receiving reward...
Miranda, please report to the principal's office.
March 1, 2006... [N]either the Fourteenth Amendment nor the Bill of Rights is for adults alone. (1)
The age of an alleged criminal offender undoubtedly affects his or her ability to appreciate the consequences of confessing to criminal behavior. Courts...
A lie for a lie: false confessions and the case for reconsidering the legality of deceptive interrogation techniques.
March 1, 2006... "History amply shows that confessions have often been extorted to save law enforcement officials the trouble and effort of obtaining valid and independent evidence." (1)
"The principle that a State may not knowingly use false evidence......
Loyalty's reward - a felony conviction: recent prosecutions of high-status female offenders.
March 1, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION
Over the past four years, the American public has witnessed a seemingly unending number of corporate and white-collar scandals. Corporate scandals in the business world are not a new phenomenon; indeed, every decade has had...
Land use and housing policies to reduce concentrated poverty and racial segregation.
March 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION
As metropolitan areas spread over huge stretches of land, residents living at the core, particularly poor Blacks and Latinos, become increasingly isolated from the jobs and other life opportunities that are rapidly dispersing...
Applying the laws of logic to the logic of law.
March 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION
Consistency is a necessary condition of a just legal system, without which arbitrariness, unequal treatment, unpredictability, and, ultimately, injustice must result. "The truth," remarked Justice Holmes, "is that the law is...