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Elizabeth Berenguer et al., Gut Renovations: Using Critical and Comparative Rhetoric to Remodel How the Law Addresses Privileges and Power, 23 Harv. Latinx L. Rev. 205 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Ellen S. Podgor, The Warren Court: A Mosaic of Decisions, 49 Stetson L. Rev. 215 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Robyn Powell et al., Perceived Community-Based Needs of Low-Income Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Who Experienced Legal Challenges to Their Parenting Rights, 112 Children and Youth Services Review 104902 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Substantial numbers of US parents with psychiatric disabilities are highly vulnerable to loss of child custody or visitation, through child welfare system involvement or divorce proceedings. This study describes the community-based needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights. This exploratory study involved semi-structured telephone interviews with twelve former clients of a legal services program that provides representation to low-income parents with psychiatric disabilities facing challenges to child custody or visitation. Interviews were audio-recorded, professionally-transcribed, and analyzed using a qualitative, content analysis approach. Three broad themes emerged regarding the types of supports parents reported as useful for their well-being: (1) informal support networks; (2) responsive mental health care for the whole family; and (3) meaningful legal representation. Within these three areas, unmet needs were frequent and problematic. A fourth theme emerged: chronic economic hardships and material deprivation, which point to unmet financial needs. The needs and supports described in this study should be addressed through the development of comprehensive services and supports that meet the psychosocial, legal, and socioeconomic needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities and their children. Future research is also warranted.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Elegy for Anti-Corruption Law: How the Bridgegate Case Could Crush Corruption Prosecutions and Boost Liars, 69 Am. U. L. Rev. 1689 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
This piece discusses how the case Kelly v. United States, which was pending before the Supreme Court when this piece was written, was likely to expand two different developments in the Roberts Court’s jurisprudence: (1) expanding the constitutional protections for lying under the First Amendment and (2) narrowing the definition of corruption. This Piece describes how lower courts ruled in the Kelly case as well as arguments deployed by Kelly’s lawyers at the Supreme Court to try to exonerate their client Bridget Anne Kelly for her role in the Bridgegate scandal.
Epilogue: As this piece was being printed, the Supreme Court decided Kelly v. United States, 590 U. S. ____ , No. 18-1059 (U.S. May. 7, 2020). As predicted by the piece, the Supreme Court in Kelly expanded the Skilling case and narrowed what counts as corruption concluding “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”
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Louis J. Virelli and David S. Rubenstein, Supreme Court News, 45 Administrative & Regulatory Law News 24 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Paul Boudreaux, Species…In Law, 50 Texas Envtl. L. Journal 1 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Christine E. Cerniglia, The Civil Self-Representation Crisis: The Need for More Data and Less Complacency, 27 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol'y 355 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Kirsten K. Davis, [Classical] Lawyers As [Digital] Public Speakers: Classical Rhetoric and Lawyer, 20 Nev. L.J. 1137 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Arguably the contexts of speaking and writing for lawyers of ancient Greece and Rome and lawyers of today could not be more different. But, classical rhetorical theory, developed 2,000 years ago for face-to-face interactions in public squares and courtrooms, can be productively applied to improve our understanding of modern lawyers’ digital communication practices. This article first argues that lawyers have an ethical responsibility to write as “citizen lawyers” and provide legal commentary in the digital public sphere. Then, applying classical rhetorical theory, this article explores the problems and possibilities of lawyers’ digital rhetoric. The article is not a handbook of rhetorical techniques; rather it offers lawyers a rhetorical perspective on public commentary in a digital environment.
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Robyn Powell et al., Role of Family Caregivers Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women and Girls with Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review, 64 Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 131 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
While people with intellectual disability (ID) face disparities relating to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, little is known about the role of family caregivers who assist women and girls with ID access SRH services. This scoping review examined the findings of studies to elucidate the role of family caregivers with regard to SRH for women and girls with ID.
We used Arksey and O'Malley's six-stage scoping framework, with Levac, Colquhoun and O'Brien's revisions, to evaluate identified sources. We searched three electronic databases, six ID journals and reference lists in full-text articles. Inclusion criteria included (1) primary and secondary source research studies in peer-reviewed journals; (2) published in English; (3) all research methodologies (i.e. qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods and systematic reviews or commentaries); (4) published between 2000 and 2016; and (5) studies from any country.
The search yielded 2062 studies; 57 articles met inclusion criteria. Most studies employed purposive, convenience or criterion sampling. Participants included people with ID, family caregivers, paid caregivers and health-care professionals. Findings were summarised thematically: (1) menstruation and menopause; (2) vaccinations and preventive screenings; (3) supporting sexuality and healthy relationships; (4) coordinating with health-care providers and (5) contraception and sterilisation.
Findings from this scoping review underscore the need for more and better-quality research, including how family caregivers assist women and girls with ID access perinatal and preventive SRH services and sexual abuse education. Family caregivers, women and girls with ID and health-care providers need increased access to information about SRH.
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Jason S. Palmer and Kimberly Y. W. Holst, International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2019: Introduction, 54 Year in Review: An Annual Survey of International Legal Developments and Publications of the ABA Section of International Law 1 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.