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Reasonable in Time, Unreasonable in Scope: Maximizing Fourth Amendment Protections Under Rodriguez v. United States

Abstract: In Rodriguez v. United States, the Supreme Court held that a law enforcement officer…

Thomas Heiden | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 1037 (2023) October 1, 2023

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A Democratic Perspective on Tax Law

Abstract: As democracies around the world have faltered, legal scholars in fields as diverse as…

Clint Wallace | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 947 (2023)October 1, 2023

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Marital Disharmony: Examining the Adverse Spousal Testimonial Privilege and Its Impact in Washington State

Abstract: In Washington State, RCW 5.60.060(1) provides that “ spouse or domestic partner shall not…

Sabrina Suen | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 733 (2023)June 1, 2023

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In the Room Where It Happens: How Federal Appropriations Law Can Enforce Tribal Consultation Policies and Protect Native Subsistence Rights in Alaska

Abstract: Federal-tribal consultation is one of the only mechanisms available to American Indian and Alaska…

Kieran O'Neil | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 659 (2023)June 1, 2023

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Creating and Maintaining Consistent Standards Regarding the Role of Parental Substance Abuse at Shelter Care Hearings in Washington State

Abstract: When Child Protective Services (CPS) removes children from their home in Washington State, the…

Emma VanderWeyst | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 763 (2023)June 1, 2023

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Per Curiam Signals in the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket

Abstract: Lower courts and litigants depend a great deal on the Supreme Court to articulate…

Zina Makar | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 427 (2023)June 1, 2023

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#MeToo in Prison

Abstract: For American women and nonbinary people held in women’s prisons, sexual violence by state…

Jenny-Brooke Condon | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 363 (2023)June 1, 2023

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Fast-Tracks and Prizes: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Incentivizing Green Technology Innovation

Abstract: Faced with the ever-worsening climate crisis, many nations—including the United States—have increasingly recognized the…

Benjamin Desch | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 625 (2023)June 1, 2023

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The Five Internet Rights

Abstract: Since the dawn of the commercial internet, content moderation has operated under an implicit…

Nicholas J. Nugent | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 527 (2023)June 1, 2023

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Adopting Nationality

Abstract: Contrary to popular belief, when a child is adopted from abroad by an American…

Irina D. Manta & Cassandra B. Robertson | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 483 (2023)June 1, 2023

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No Sense of Decency

Abstract: For nearly seventy years, the Court has assessed Eighth Amendment claims by evaluating “the…

Kathryn E. Miller | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 115 (2023)March 1, 2023

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Evaluating Congress’s Constitutional Basis to Abolish Felony Disenfranchisement

Abstract: In the past three years, members of Congress unsuccessfully introduced a series of federal…

James E. Lauerman | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 253 (2023)March 1, 2023

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Law’s Credibility Problem

Abstract: Credibility determinations often seal people’s fates. They can determine outcomes at trial; they condition…

Julia Simon-Kerr | Julia Simon-Kerr, Law's Credibility Problem, 98 WASH L. REV 179 (2023).March 1, 2023

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Beyond Title VII: Litigating Harassment by Nonemployees Under the ADA and ADEA

Abstract: Employees in the United States are protected from unlawful harassment that rises to the…

Kate Bradley | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 215 (2023)March 1, 2023

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Individual Home-Work Assignments for State Taxes

Other Articles from WLR Online Abstract: The surge in work-from-home arrangements brought on by the…

Hayes R. Holderness | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 53 (2023)March 1, 2023

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Fugitive Pull: Applying the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine to Foreign Defendants

Abstract: Defendants force courts to decide whether to use judicial time and resources to hear…

Zachary Z. Schroeder | 98 Wash. L. Rev. 287 (2023)March 1, 2023

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Expanding Judicial Discretion to Grant Compassionate Release During COVID-19

Abstract: In the 1980s, Congress introduced compassionate release to counteract the increased rigidity of our…

Deborah Wang | 97 Wash. L. Rev. 1283 (2022)December 1, 2022

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A Call to Abolish Determinate-Plus Sentencing in Washington

Abstract: For certain incarcerated individuals who commit sex offenses, Washington State’s determinate-plus sentencing structure requires…

Rachel Stenberg | 97 Wash. L. Rev. 1219 (2022)December 1, 2022

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When Uncle Sam Spills: A State Regulator’s Guide to Enforcement Actions Against the Federal Government Under the Clean Water Act

Abstract: The U.S. government is one of the largest polluters on the planet. With over…

Ian M. Staeheli | 97 Wash. L. Rev. 1183 (2022)December 1, 2022

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Sex Trait Discrimination: Intersex People and Title VII After Bostock v. Clayton County

Abstract: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from workplace discrimination…

Sam Parry | 97 Wash. L. Rev. 1149 (2022)December 1, 2022