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The Unwarranted Weight of a “Paper Barrier”: A Proposal to Ax the Apex Doctrine

[I]f Mr. Iacocca has any information, albeit inadmissible as evidence reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, he must be required to reveal the same. His prestigious position is an unimpressive paper barrier shielding him from the judicial process . . . . [But] [t]he fact remains he is a singularly unique [...]

Categories: Current Notes, In Print, Notes, Volume 89, Volume 89-6 | Posted: July 20, 2012


Court-Mandated Story Time: The Victim Narrative in U.S. Asylum Law

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, anti-immigrant rhetoric rose on a tide of fears about the U.S. economy. Nativist narratives inspired by rising unemployment dominated an increasingly antagonistic debate about U.S. immigration policy. Restrictive state laws, most notably those found in Alabama and Arizona, and a movement to ban birthright citizenship [...]

Categories: Current Notes, In Print, Notes, Volume 89, Volume 89-6 | Posted: July 20, 2012