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Police Brutality as Torture

Abstract Racial justice is one of the most pressing issues in America today, and police brutality is its flashpoint.  Incident after incident ofpolice brutality confirm that police harm with impunity those whom they have a duty to protect.  Existing...

Preemption By Procurement

Abstract The federal government’s enormous financial commitment to infrastructure development has drawn renewed attention to the transformative economic potential of public procurement. However, as this Article shows, that potential is limited by...

Restorative Justice for Indigenous Culture

Abstract One still unresolved aspect of North American colonization arises out of the mass expropriation of Indigenous peoples’ cultural expressions to European-settler institutions and their publics. Researchers, artists, entrepreneurs...

The International Commitments of the Fifty States

Abstract U.S. law allocates power to conduct foreign relations primarily to the federal government, but it is well known that states routinely maintain foreign relations of their own. Much of this activity appears to result in legal and political...

The Immigration Implications of Presidential Pot Pardons

Introduction On October 6, 2022, President Biden issued a proclamation pardoning most federal and Washington D.C. (D.C.) offenders—including lawful permanent residents—who have committed the offense of simple marijuana possession as defined by the...

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