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The Goldman School doctoral student served two terms in state penitentiaries for armed robbery, first in Oregon and then in California. His experience fuels his doctoral research and propelled him to write Prison as Punishment, which combines firsthand accounts of life inside prison with policy analysis and recommendations. "My most recent term convinced me that nothing about how we incarcerate people is productive or providing anything for society beyond a money drain," says Ralph. "In 2012, California spent $11.5 billion on corrections. 90%…

The Hague Domestic Violence Project is delighted to announce the release of the Practice Guide “Representing Battered Respondents under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.” The guide will be made available nationally and will also be used by attorneys in Japan to represent battered mother respondents. This guide is intended to assist attorneys and domestic violence victim advocates representing battered mother respondents in the United States in cases filed under the Hague Convention…

MEMORANDUM OF LAW Question Presented: Would a federal net worth tax violate Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution? Answer: Yes Broad powers of taxation are granted to Congress by express provisions of the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, declares that "Congress shall have the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises..." This broad power is limited only by the requirement of uniformity, the stipulation that direct taxes be apportioned according to population, and…

American students are enrolling in college in record numbers, but they’re also dropping out in droves. Barely half of those who start four-year colleges, and only a third of community college students, graduate. That’s one of the worst records among developed nations, and it’s a substantial drain on the economy. The American Institutes for Research estimates the cost of those dropouts, measured in lost earnings and taxes, at $4.5 billion. Incalculable are the lost opportunities…