Property law - Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that engagement rings must be returned regardless of who broke the engagement. Lindh v. Surman

Article Abstract:

The author discusses the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1999 case Lindh v. Surman where the court instituted a no-fault rule for suits where ownership of engagement rings after a broken engagement is at issue, resulting in the automatic requirement of giftees returning the rings. The author suggests that the court should have instituted a modified no-fault rule where the rings would go to the persons who did not formally break the engagements.

Pennsylvania, Gifts, Property, Engagement, Rings, Betrothal, Rings (Jewelry)

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Rape law - lack of affirmative and freely-given permission - New Jersey Supreme Court holds that lack of consent constitutes "physical force." (Case Note)

Article Abstract:

The New Jersey Supreme Court in State ex rel M.T.S. held that sexual penetration without consent constitutes sexual assault even when force or coercion was not involved. The court's interpretation of the statutory requirement for 'physical force' as equivalent to lack of consent was dubious, resulting in a redefinition of sexual assault that was inconsistent with legislative intent.

Rape, Consent (Law)

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Criminal law - racial exclusion in jury pool composition - Supreme Court of Indiana holds that computerized jury selection system did not comply with jury selection statute

Article Abstract:

The author discusses the Indiana Supreme Court's ruling in Azania v. State, in which the court ruled that a computerized jury selection programming error had resulted in excluding potential black jurors and thus was not "impartial and random" as required by state law.

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Jury Selection, Computer programming, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Criminal justice discrimination

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