Whenadefendant lies or uses other forms of deception to induce an adult partner into sex, the law only rarely treats that as rape, even if the partner would not have engaged in the act absent the deception.But when the defendant himself is deceived into having sex with a partner who is underage, such deception is normally no defense to charges of statutory rape, even if, once again, it was a “b...

This Article considers whether differences in methods of judicial selection should influence how judges approach statutory interpretation. Courts and scholars have not given this question much sustained attention, but most would probably embrace the “unified model,” according to which appointed judges (such as federal judges) and elected judges (such as many state judges) are supposed to approa...

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This commentary highlights the importance of statutory law and administrative rules to the practice of forensic psychiatry. Often small changes in laws and rules significantly shape the practice environment of psychiatrists, whether in the hospital setting or in the community. A case example is presented to illustrate how significant changes were made in the treatment refusal procedures in Oreg...