Argument Analysis: For the Second Time in Two Terms, Justices Consider Reservation Status of Eastern Oklahoma
McGirt v. Oklahoma asks whether the eastern half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, exempt in important ways from the control of state and local authorities.
Medical Malpractice in the Restatement Third of Torts
This Reasonably Speaking podcast episode explores one aspect of our ongoing project, Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Concluding Provisions. Specifically, we’ll be discussing medical malpractice.
Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Holds Teleconference Hearing on Juvenile Justice
President Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice held a hearing on juvenile justice over three days (May 5 to 7) via teleconference.
Reporters’ Guide to: Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this video summary, Reporters Kenneth W. Simons and W. Jonathan Cardi walk through portions of Tentative Draft No. 5 (2020) of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons, which contains Sections from Chapter 3, Privileges.
Medical Paternalism, Stillbirth, & Blindsided Mothers
This Article argues that a woman has a right to know of the chance of stillbirth before it happens to her child, a right enforceable through an informed consent medical malpractice tort claim.
Argument Preview: Justices to Hear Second Set of Arguments on Reservation Status of Eastern Oklahoma
McGirt v. Oklahoma will bring the justices a pronounced sense of déjà vu, as they hear argument for the second time in two years about whether the eastern half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation.
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