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Freeing The Innocent: Obtaining Post-Conviction Dna Testing In Florida, Catherine Arcabascio Oct 2003

Freeing The Innocent: Obtaining Post-Conviction Dna Testing In Florida, Catherine Arcabascio

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Bring On 'Da Noise: The Sec's Proposals Concerning Professional Conduct For Attorneys Under Sarbanes-Oxley, Marilyn Blumberg Cane, Sarah Smith Kelleher Jan 2003

Bring On 'Da Noise: The Sec's Proposals Concerning Professional Conduct For Attorneys Under Sarbanes-Oxley, Marilyn Blumberg Cane, Sarah Smith Kelleher

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In the wake of Enron's and numerous other corporate scandals, Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which empowered the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) to establish rules of professional conduct for attorneys who appear before it. In November 2002, the Commission released a proposal where attorneys would be required to report perceived violations of corporate governance and Commission rules up-the-ladder. Additionally, if the company failed to make an appropriate response, the attorney would be required to make a noisy withdrawal. After an onslaught of comments against the proposal, the Commission issued an alternative proposal for comment.

Under the alternative rule, …


The Law Of Lying: The Difficulty Of Pursuing Perjury Under The Federal Perjury Statutes, Linda F. Harrison Jan 2003

The Law Of Lying: The Difficulty Of Pursuing Perjury Under The Federal Perjury Statutes, Linda F. Harrison

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Normative Copyright: A Conceptual Framework For Copyright Philosophy & Ethics, Jon M. Garon Jan 2003

Normative Copyright: A Conceptual Framework For Copyright Philosophy & Ethics, Jon M. Garon

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As copyright issues have moved towards the forefront of popular culture, trade, and the Supreme Court docket, we have lost sight of the first principles framed copyright’s development. This article reviews and identifies legal and conceptual framework that serves as the legal foundation for recognition of copyright and the social basis for acceptance of copyright by the general public. The article discusses the basis for legitimacy of copyright. The article explores various theoretical underpinnings of copyright, critiques the more recent approaches to copyright, assessing copyright as an intangible and as a natural right, reviews the traditional economic and incentive-based rationales …


Democratic Legitimacy In Human Rights: The Future Of International Decision-Making, Douglas Lee Donoho Jan 2003

Democratic Legitimacy In Human Rights: The Future Of International Decision-Making, Douglas Lee Donoho

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