This policy workshop is occasioned quite obviously by the events of the last several years and the enormous expenditures that resulted, as losses cascaded through the financial system (and beyond) and governments shifted those losses to taxpayers in an effort to combat a severe recession or worse. There is now [...]
Posts for February, 2010
The Financial Crisis: Causes and Lessons
February 12, 2010John Doe DNA Warrants and the Statute of Limitations
February 10, 2010Last month, the California Supreme Court reached a decision in People v. Robinson, a case which presented three issues involving DNA and criminal procedure: (1) Does an unknown suspect’s DNA profile satisfy the “particularity” requirement for an arrest warrant? (Yes.) (2) Does the issuance of a “John Doe” complaint and [...]