Journal of Legislation

http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/jleg/

List of Papers (Total 815)

Panicked Legislation

By Catherine L. Carpenter, Published on 03/13/23

Sex Offender Legislation Ex Post Facto: The History and Constitutionality of Michigan's Sex Offenders Registration Act

Is Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (“MSORA”) constitutional? Until 2016, courts routinely said yes. In 2016, the Sixth Circuit in Does #1–5 v. Snyder held that the statute was an unconstitutional ex post facto law. In 2021, the Michigan Supreme Court echoed the Sixth Circuit’s holding in People v. Betts. In response, the Michigan legislature passed Public Law 295 of...

Why Not More States?: States

By Jennifer K. Mitchell, Published on 06/20/22

"Seven Years

By Carl E. Stewart, Published on 06/20/22

The Absurdity Of The Illinois Felony-Murder Doctrine

By Aidan Beck, Published on 01/01/21

Jubilee Under Textualism

By John Patrick Hunt, Published on 01/01/21

The Corporate Transparency Act: A Step Toward Broken Shells

By Brendan O'Leary, Published on 05/19/21

Propaganda by Permission: Examining "Political Activities

By Tarun Krishnakumar, Published on 05/19/21