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The Elephant In The Room: Torture And The War On Terror, Michael P. Scharf, Rory T. Hood Jan 2006

The Elephant In The Room: Torture And The War On Terror, Michael P. Scharf, Rory T. Hood

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Forward to the Case Western Reserve University School of Law "Torture and the War on Terror" symposium issue.


When Is Two A Crowd: The Impact Of Federal Action On State Environmental Regulation, Jonathan H. Adler Jan 2006

When Is Two A Crowd: The Impact Of Federal Action On State Environmental Regulation, Jonathan H. Adler

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This article seeks to identify the ways in which federal actions can influence state regulatory choices in the context of environmental policy. The federal government may directly influence state policy choices by preempting state policies or by inducing state cooperation through the use of various incentives and penalties for state action. The federal government may indirectly, and perhaps unintentionally, influence state policy choices as well. Federal policies may encourage greater state regulation by reducing the costs of initiating regulatory action or by placing issues on state policy agendas. Federal regulation may also discourage or even "crowd-out" state-level regulatory action by …


Taxing Trademarks And Domain Names, Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Jeffrey A. Maine Jan 2006

Taxing Trademarks And Domain Names, Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Jeffrey A. Maine

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With the arrival of global electronic commerce transactions on the Internet, new forms of intellectual property rights, such as Internet domain names, have emerged. Today, Internet domain names are some companies' most valuable assets. Yet law professors, attorneys, and judges struggle with the legal nature of domain names, which is far from settled. Questions drawing recent attention include: How should domain names be valued? Can domain names be used as collateral in secured transactions, and how does one perfect a security interest in domain names? What will happen to domain names in bankruptcy?


The Market For Change: Community Economic Development On A Wider Stage, Peter R. Pitegoff Jan 2006

The Market For Change: Community Economic Development On A Wider Stage, Peter R. Pitegoff

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Community economic development (CED) is distinguished by a specific agenda for broader development and accountability - for building local resources, economic capacity and political clout in lower- and moderate-income communities. Organizing and development of low-income communities must take account of microenterprise as the locus of substantial economic activity.


Jurisprudence And The Problem Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman Jan 2006

Jurisprudence And The Problem Of Church Doctrine, Nathan B. Oman

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No abstract provided.


Killing, Cheating, Legislating, And Lying: A History Of Voting Rights In South Carolina After The Civil War, W. Lewis Burke Jan 2006

Killing, Cheating, Legislating, And Lying: A History Of Voting Rights In South Carolina After The Civil War, W. Lewis Burke

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No abstract provided.


Using Fact-Finding To Combat Violence Against Women In Ghana, Uganda, And The United States: Lessons Learned As A Clinic Student, Clinic Supervisor, And Practitioner, Lisa V. Martin Jan 2006

Using Fact-Finding To Combat Violence Against Women In Ghana, Uganda, And The United States: Lessons Learned As A Clinic Student, Clinic Supervisor, And Practitioner, Lisa V. Martin

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Gender-based violence threatens the lives and livelihood of women throughout the world. Despite this reality, the laws and policies of many states fail to offer women effective relief and protection from violence. To develop policy reforms effective to combat gender-based violence in a particular community, advocates must first obtain a clear understanding of the nature of the problem in that community. Fact-finding is a critical tool that can enable women’s rights advocates to gain a clear understanding of women’s experience of violence in a particular community by facilitating the documentation of individual human rights abuses and the identification of patterns …


Child Marriage And Guardianship In Tanzania: Robbing Girls Of Their Childhood And Infantilizing Women, Aparna Polavarapu Jan 2006

Child Marriage And Guardianship In Tanzania: Robbing Girls Of Their Childhood And Infantilizing Women, Aparna Polavarapu

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No abstract provided.


The Contradiction Between Equal Protection's Meaning And Its Legal Substance: How Deliberate Indifference Can Cure It, Derek W. Black Jan 2006

The Contradiction Between Equal Protection's Meaning And Its Legal Substance: How Deliberate Indifference Can Cure It, Derek W. Black

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This Article highlights the inherent ambiguities of racial antidiscrimination’s core legal language: “equal protection under the law” and “discrimination based on race.” It then analyzes how and why the Court has never answered fundamental questions regarding the meaning of these terms. Thus, this Article answers these fundamental questions itself by exploring the original intent behind the Equal Protection Clause. Against this backdrop, this Article reveals how the Court’s standard for assessing discrimination claims, the intent doctrine, assumes a meaning for equal protection that is inconsistent with its original meaning. Rather than reflecting equal protection’s meaning, the standard lacks any basis …


Accessing The Internet Through The Neighbor's Wireless Internet Connection: Physical Trespass In Virtual Reality, Ned Snow Jan 2006

Accessing The Internet Through The Neighbor's Wireless Internet Connection: Physical Trespass In Virtual Reality, Ned Snow

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As wireless computer networks are becoming commonplace, so also is the practice of accessing the Internet through another's wireless network. The practice raises a simple question of law: Does accessing a wireless network, without express authorization, violate the property rights of the network operator? This Article argues that it does. A neighbor who intentionally accesses the Internet through a network operator's connection appears to trespass on physical property of the operator - the operator's router. Recent Internet jurisprudence suggests that the electronic signals that the neighbor sends through the router are sufficient to find trespassory physical contact. The same jurisprudence …


Coming Out For Kids: Recognizing, Respecting, And Representing Lgbtq Youth, Barbara A. Fedders Jan 2006

Coming Out For Kids: Recognizing, Respecting, And Representing Lgbtq Youth, Barbara A. Fedders

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No abstract provided.


What's Old Is New Again, Symposium: The Role Of Judges In The 21st Century, Michael J. Gerhardt Jan 2006

What's Old Is New Again, Symposium: The Role Of Judges In The 21st Century, Michael J. Gerhardt

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No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Significance Of Forgotten Presedents, Michael J. Gerhardt Jan 2006

The Constitutional Significance Of Forgotten Presedents, Michael J. Gerhardt

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No abstract provided.


Evidence History, The New Trace Evidence, And Rumblings In The Future Of Proof, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2006

Evidence History, The New Trace Evidence, And Rumblings In The Future Of Proof, Robert P. Mosteller

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No abstract provided.


Fixing A Hole: How The Criminal Law Can Bolster Reparations Theory, Eric L. Muller Jan 2006

Fixing A Hole: How The Criminal Law Can Bolster Reparations Theory, Eric L. Muller

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High-profile popular-press authors recently have challenged the mainstream consensus that certain historical events should be condemned as injustices. These authors argue that such condemnation unfairly imposes modern standards on historical actors. Until now, the redress movement has largely ignored these partisan revisionists who have sought to justify the harmful decisions made by past generations. Such revisionism, however, threatens the very foundation of reparations theory by persuading the public that redress is unnecessary because historical figures actually committed no injustice by merely acting appropriately, given the historical context in which they lived. This Article seeks to initiate a dialogue regarding how …


Detector Dogs And Probable Cause, Richard E. Myers Ii Jan 2006

Detector Dogs And Probable Cause, Richard E. Myers Ii

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No abstract provided.


The Enumeration Of Rights: "Let Me Count The Ways", John V. Orth Jan 2006

The Enumeration Of Rights: "Let Me Count The Ways", John V. Orth

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No abstract provided.


Beyond Hospital Misbehavior: An Alternative Account Of Medical-Related Financial Distress, Melissa B. Jacoby, Elizabeth Warren Jan 2006

Beyond Hospital Misbehavior: An Alternative Account Of Medical-Related Financial Distress, Melissa B. Jacoby, Elizabeth Warren

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No abstract provided.


A Patient-Centered Approach To Health Care Fraud Recovery, Joan H. Krause Jan 2006

A Patient-Centered Approach To Health Care Fraud Recovery, Joan H. Krause

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No abstract provided.


Asians And Pacific Islanders In Same-Sex Couples In The United States: Data From Census 2000, Gary Gates, Holning S. Lau, R. Bradley Sears Jan 2006

Asians And Pacific Islanders In Same-Sex Couples In The United States: Data From Census 2000, Gary Gates, Holning S. Lau, R. Bradley Sears

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No abstract provided.


Transcending The Individualist Paradigm In Sexual Orientation Antidiscrimination Law, Holning S. Lau Jan 2006

Transcending The Individualist Paradigm In Sexual Orientation Antidiscrimination Law, Holning S. Lau

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No abstract provided.


Assessing The Harms Of Noncompliance With The International Covenant On Civil And Political Right's Protections Of Sexual Minorities, Holning S. Lau, The Williams Institute Jan 2006

Assessing The Harms Of Noncompliance With The International Covenant On Civil And Political Right's Protections Of Sexual Minorities, Holning S. Lau, The Williams Institute

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No abstract provided.


Break Up The Presidency? Governors, State Attorneys General, And Lessons From The Divided Executive, William P. Marshall Jan 2006

Break Up The Presidency? Governors, State Attorneys General, And Lessons From The Divided Executive, William P. Marshall

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No abstract provided.


Judicial Accountability In A Time Of Legal Realism, William P. Marshall Jan 2006

Judicial Accountability In A Time Of Legal Realism, William P. Marshall

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No abstract provided.


Davis V. Washington And Hammon V. Indiana: Beating Expectations, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2006

Davis V. Washington And Hammon V. Indiana: Beating Expectations, Robert P. Mosteller

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No abstract provided.