Madison Bessho | November 23, 2021 | American Indian Law
On November 19, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, the National Constitution Center hosted ‘Native Americans and the Constitution.’ The conversation explores the influence indigenous and tribal governments have had on the U.S. Constitution...
Madison Bessho | November 3, 2021 | Policing
Michele Bratcher Goodwin of UC Irvine School of Law has published a three-part series on what we can learn from officer-involved killings. The articles look at police violence as symptomatic of broader social and cultural injustice, racism, and anti-Blackness,...
Madison Bessho | October 26, 2021 | Charitable Nonprofits
Devoted to research, training, and policy in the evolving area of law and society, UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits. Jill R. Horwitz of UCLA Law, Reporter for Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations, will...
Madison Bessho | October 14, 2021 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
A petition in Peter A. Chiejina and Piccol Nigeria Ltd v. Republic of Nigeria, currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is asking the court to consider the devaluation of Nigeria’s currency. The case involves a Nigerian public...
Madison Bessho | October 5, 2021 | Children and the Law, Policing
House Bill 1140, concerning juvenile access to attorneys when contacted by law enforcement, was signed into law by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, and will take effect in the state on January 1, 2022. The law requires that juveniles being questioned in...
