Links of Interest: July 9-13, 2012
Judicial Performance and Elections
- The American Constitution Society reports on a speech by Eric Holder at the NAACP Convention about the DOJ investigations of voter identification laws.
Criminal Justice
- The Center for Court Innovation has an overview of the Midtown Community Court‘s STARS program, a prostitution diversion program in Midtown Manhattan.
Immigration Law
- Media coverage, including ours, of immigration law lately has focused largely on state laws with an obvious impact on the Hispanic and Latino communities. We recently discovered Law And Border, a U.S. & China visa policy blog by an American immigration lawyer in Beijing. It’s a interesting read, as well as a good reminder of the scope of immigration law.
Other Links of Interest
- Laywerist reviews Washington University Law Professor Brian Z. Tamanaha’s new book, Failing Law Schools.
Listen to the ABA Journal Modern Law Library podcast interview with Professor Tamanaha, which links to other reviews.