Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash Bailey Wharton, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Introduction of battered woman syndrome evidence in a criminal defense is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it is very common and universally allowed in the context of self-defense when a woman attacks her abuser.[1] However, there has been pushback from... Continue Reading →
Photo by Tim Hüfner on Unsplash Max Londberg, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction In late June, the Supreme Court of Ohio held oral argument in State of Ohio v. Kandale L. Harrison.[1] The Court, which has yet to release its decision, could settle the validity of an unsigned arrest warrant.[2] If the Court follows... Continue Reading →
Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash Andrew Lance, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Medical amnesty and Good Samaritan laws provide protections and immunity from prosecution when seeking assistance for a medical emergency, typically an overdose. When a person is experiencing an overdose, or if another person (“the caller”) seeks assistance for that person, in... Continue Reading →
Photo by Federico Artusi on Unsplash Mallory Perazzo, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Ridiculous laws that still exist in the United State have recently become a hot topic. For example, visit stupidlaws.com and, as the name suggests, you can read all about the most popular outlandish and outdated laws. Follow A Crime a Day... Continue Reading →
Photo by Max Ostrozhinskiy on Unsplash Max Londberg, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction In August, the First Circuit overturned a long-standing Board of Immigration Appeal (“BIA”) decision that had been erroneously adopted.[1] Before Hernandez-Lara, noncriminal, undocumented immigrants detained pending removal proceedings had to prove they were neither dangerous nor a flight risk to qualify... Continue Reading →
Photo by Graham Klingler on Unsplash Shelbi Shultz, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Although the seminal case granting a constitutional right to abortion access, Roe v. Wade, was decided in 1973, abortion rights in America currently rest on thin ice.[1] When Texas’s “Heartbeat Act” went into effect in September, the spotlight of national attention... Continue Reading →
Photo by Alexander Smith on Wikimedia Commons Silver Flight, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Following the summer of 2020’s rising awareness and activism around racism in the United States, there has been a legislative backlash. In September 2020, former President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, which banned various “divisive concepts” within... Continue Reading →
Photo by Vern Hart on Flickr Sara Leonhartsberger, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Should a court hallway brawl over M&Ms deprive a criminal defendant of the constitutional right to a public trial? The Sixth Amendment, applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, establishes the right of a criminal defendant to... Continue Reading →
Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash Shelbi Shultz, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction As the Biden administration ramps up employee COVID-19 vaccination requirements, some Americans have attempted to evade these obligations by hiring legal counsel that contrive constitutional loopholes in vaccine mandates.[1] A new justification to vaccine resistance has emerged that specifically focuses on... Continue Reading →
Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash Andrew Lance, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction The national conversation on bail reform has led some jurisdictions to remove cash bail or significantly reform it altogether.[1] Depending on the crime, these reforms still leave some circumstances where low-income people accused of crimes are detained pretrial. The Supreme Court... Continue Reading →
