*Reginald Smallwood Laws undoubtedly evolve over time. However, is there ever a point when a law evolves into an entirely new law? Many states use federal laws as guidance for creating new state laws. Michael Morgenstern, Daubert v. Frye – A State by State Comparison, The Expert Inst. (Apr. 3, 2017), https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/daubert-v-frye-a-state-by-state-comparison. However, if theContinue reading “Expert Testimony in Maryland: Frye-Reed or Daubert?”
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Guns in the Classroom? The Department of Education’s Possible Plan to Arm Teachers
*Sarah Livingston The Parkland school shooting in February 2018 caused yet another debate in the media about the Second Amendment and school safety. Vann R. Newkirk II, Arming Educators Violates the Spirit of the Second Amendment, The Atlantic (Feb. 22, 2018), https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/the-absurdity-of-armed-educators/553961/. Some states have proposed bills to permit concealed handguns in school, while othersContinue reading “Guns in the Classroom? The Department of Education’s Possible Plan to Arm Teachers”
Fentanyl is Injected Back into the News Following Its First Use in Capital Punishment
*Joseph Stephan In the midst of botched executions and challenges in acquiring the traditional drugs used for lethal injections, states have been forced to explore alternative methods of execution. See, e.g., Tracy Connor, Oklahoma Says Gas Will Replace Lethal Injection in Executions, NBC News (Mar. 14, 2018, 5:38 PM), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-says-gas-will-replace-lethal-injection-executions-n856721. With lethality and availability concernsContinue reading “Fentanyl is Injected Back into the News Following Its First Use in Capital Punishment”
The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway?
The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway? Tiffany Meekins* The Fourth Amendment requires that “no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, . . . and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” U.S. Const. amend. IV. The WarrantContinue reading “The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway?”
Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency?
Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency? Alexis Holiday* Numerous anti-bullying campaigns are dedicated to ending bullying in schools as well as cyber bullying outside of schools. E.g., Stopbullying.gov, https://www.stopbullying.gov/ (last visited Apr. 12, 2018); STOMP Out Bullying, http://www.stompoutbullying.org/ (last visited Apr. 12, 2018). InContinue reading “Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency?”
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