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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...

Recentering Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction

The boundaries of modern tribal criminal jurisdiction are defined by a handful of clear rules—such as a limit on sentence length and a categorical prohibition against prosecuting most non-Indians—and many grey areas in which neither Congress nor the...

The Politics of Inclusion: Indigenous Peoples and U.S. Citizenship

This Article explores the dynamics of U.S. citizenship and indigenous self-determination to see whether, and how, the two concepts are in tension and how they can be reconciled. The Article explores the four historical frames of citizenship for...

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...