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How An Inaccurate Soundbite Might Take Down Obamacare, Eric J. Segall May 2015

How An Inaccurate Soundbite Might Take Down Obamacare, Eric J. Segall

Eric J. Segall

No abstract provided.


Hiding The Elephant (How The Psychological Techniques Of Magicians Can Be Used To Manipulate Witnesses At Trial), Sydney A. Beckman Aug 2014

Hiding The Elephant (How The Psychological Techniques Of Magicians Can Be Used To Manipulate Witnesses At Trial), Sydney A. Beckman

Sydney A. Beckman

In 1917 Harry Houdini performed a single, yet incredible, illusion; “[u]nder the bright spotlights of New York’s Theatre Hippodrome, he made a live elephant disappear.” In 1983 David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty Disappear in front of both a live and a national television audience. To be sure, neither the elephant nor Lady Liberty actually disappeared. But from the perspective of the audience they did, indeed, disappear. So which is correct? Did they, or didn’t they?

Trial Lawyers and Magicians share many of the same talents and skills. Misdirection, misinformation, selective-attention, ambiguity, verbal manipulation, body language interpretation, and physical …


E-Citation $5 Fee Authorized In Tennessee, Karen Blake Jul 2014

E-Citation $5 Fee Authorized In Tennessee, Karen Blake

Karen Blake

A short description of recent legislation permitting Tennessee cities to adopt a $5 e-citation fee for a period of 5 years.


Kill-Lists And Accountability, Gregory S. Mcneal Mar 2013

Kill-Lists And Accountability, Gregory S. Mcneal

Gregory S. McNeal

This article is a comprehensive examination of the U.S. practice of targeted killings. It is based in part on field research, interviews, and previously unexamined government documents. The article fills a gap in the literature, which to date lacks sustained scholarly analysis of the accountability mechanisms associated with the targeted killing process. The article makes two major contributions: 1) it provides the first qualitative empirical accounting of the targeted killing process, beginning with the creation of kill-lists extending through the execution of targeted strikes; 2) it provides a robust analytical framework for assessing the accountability mechanisms associated with those processes. …


Corte Suprema : Carga De Trabajo Y Producción, Horacio M. Lynch, María Clara Pujol Jan 2004

Corte Suprema : Carga De Trabajo Y Producción, Horacio M. Lynch, María Clara Pujol

Horacio M. LYNCH

Para proponer cambios en el Alto Tribunales es fundamental conocer el trabajo que le llega, los recursos con que cuenta, cómo se organiza, cuánto produce. El presente estudio - efectuado en el marco del proyecto “Reingeniería de la Corte Suprema” - se ha basado en (a) información de la Oficina de Estadística de la Corte (correspondiente al año 2002) y (b) datos del Presupuesto Nacional del año ___, (c) información sobre salarios obtenidos también del Presupuesto, junto con información propia.