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Glass Half Empty

Abstract This science-fiction legal Essay is set in the year 2030.  It anticipates the development and mass adoption of a device called the "Ruby" that records everything a person does.  By imagining how law and society would adjust to such a...

Virtual Violence

Abstract Immersive virtual reality may change the way we interact with each other.  In the future, we may be technologically capable of experiencing every aspect of an interaction except its physiological consequences.  So what does this mean for...

Fall Scholar Forum, Volume 64

Taking Back Juvenile Confessions UCLA Law Review Fall Scholar Forum Tuesday, November 8 12:10 – 1:30 pm Room 1457 The UCLA Law Review proudly presents its Fall Scholar Forum, featuring Loyola Law School Professor Kevin Lapp.  Professor Lapp's...

A Worthy Object of Passion

Each year, the UCLA School of Law presents the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching to an outstanding law professor.  On April 20, 2016, this honor was given to Professor Seana Shiffrin.  UCLA Law Review Discourse is proud to continue its...

Tribal Sovereignty, Tribal Court Legitimacy, and Public Defense

In June 2016, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Bryant that uncounseled tribal court convictions could serve as predicate offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 117(a). Citing the public safety crisis in Indian country, the limitations of tribal court...